To Drive The Cold Winter Away.
Dec. 22nd, 2013 09:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
commodorifiedLitany For A Season of Night and Storm
For the hand that speeds the plow, and the shovel, and the sand truck,
We give thanks.
For the hand that repairs the transformer, tames the downed wire, and directs the traffic in the cold,
We give thanks.
For the hand that drives the firetruck, the tow truck, and the ambulance,
We give thanks.
For the hand that leaves the safety of the sidewalk, the warmth of the car, and the comfort of the house when a stranger needs a push,
We give thanks.
For the hand that brings warmth to the shivering, makes welcome the stranded, and feeds the housebound,
We give thanks.
For the hand that counts the candles, splits the firewood, and fuels the generator,
We give thanks.
For the hand that knits the sweater, zips the snowsuit, and finds the lost mitten,
We give thanks.
For the hand that pulls the toboggan, throws the snowball, and laces the skate,
We give thanks.
For the hand that lights the fire, makes the cocoa, and bakes the cookies,
We give thanks.
For all the hands that build, protect, and maintain the community by which we live and thrive, we give thanks, and we pledge the strength of our own hands, be it great or small, to work and to play together, in this season and in all the winters to come.
Many thanks tokarnythia for beta.
For the hand that speeds the plow, and the shovel, and the sand truck,
We give thanks.
For the hand that repairs the transformer, tames the downed wire, and directs the traffic in the cold,
We give thanks.
For the hand that drives the firetruck, the tow truck, and the ambulance,
We give thanks.
For the hand that leaves the safety of the sidewalk, the warmth of the car, and the comfort of the house when a stranger needs a push,
We give thanks.
For the hand that brings warmth to the shivering, makes welcome the stranded, and feeds the housebound,
We give thanks.
For the hand that counts the candles, splits the firewood, and fuels the generator,
We give thanks.
For the hand that knits the sweater, zips the snowsuit, and finds the lost mitten,
We give thanks.
For the hand that pulls the toboggan, throws the snowball, and laces the skate,
We give thanks.
For the hand that lights the fire, makes the cocoa, and bakes the cookies,
We give thanks.
For all the hands that build, protect, and maintain the community by which we live and thrive, we give thanks, and we pledge the strength of our own hands, be it great or small, to work and to play together, in this season and in all the winters to come.
Many thanks to
karnythia for beta.
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Date: 2013-12-23 02:41 am (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2013-12-23 04:51 am (UTC)May I link to this?
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Date: 2013-12-23 06:11 am (UTC)Ice storms can be pretty, but wow, are they destructive. Here's hoping you and yours make it through this one safe and warm.
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Date: 2013-12-23 09:01 am (UTC)You surely have seen this already, but just in case not, this called to mind this post about hygge.
Thanks. I needed that. And there are tears on my cheeks, here.
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Date: 2013-12-23 02:28 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2013-12-23 07:25 pm (UTC)Much love for the icon, from an Episcopalian.
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Date: 2013-12-24 03:49 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2013-12-25 08:05 pm (UTC)your mother in law wants permission to share
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