Winter Solstice Blessing

Before we greet the light, we must first thank the darkness.

Thank you.
Thank you to these long nights.
These reminders to rest, to restore, to heal.
To move in our cyclical bodies.

We pause in the holy quiet of the nourishing dark
Curl into its sheltering embrace -
and open ourselves
to receive the gift of turning inward

Turning toward the seeds & secrets of new life waiting to be known, seen, acknowledged

For there is deepness in the dark -
Luminous darkness.
Womb of creation.
Essence of Life.

May we not curse the dark, but honor it.
- feel her beauty
rejoice in her wisdom
and say Yes to her blessings in sweet surrender

Thank you, blessed quiet of the night.
Thank you, nourishing darkness.
Thank you.