Lord,
like a bud that opens from within when a ray of sunshine falls on it,
so is your love in our lives.
And even if we are weary and tired, discouraged by the onslaught of trials,
when we feel like saying, ‘Enough is enough!’,
Your word of covenant is always there, like a night light,
like a small opening that gives us a glimpse of the horizon of a new morning.
Your word of covenant, like a force of recreation and mercy,
help us to welcome it, now and in the depths of our lives. Amen.