Photo by CP: Sunrise at Eastern Point, Gloucester, MA
For the past week
I woke to sunrise on the ocean,
just outside my window,
right in my backyard
but this morning
things are different,
and I miss
the Gloucester coast…
Still, the sun will rise in Wayland,
just outside my bedroom window,
right here in my backyard
though the sky may seem much smaller
as the trees crowd my horizon
and draw in the arms of dawn…
On sunny days and cloudy, Lord,
in storms and in fair weather,
on mountain tops, in deserts,
at the shore and in the suburbs ,
you rise up in my heart each morn
with warmth and light and love…
So, pierce through all my shadows
with your healing and your mercy
and give me hope to trust in you
as this new day begins…
