Beannacht β A New Year Blessing
~ John O’Donohue ~
On the day when
The weight deadens
On your shoulders
And you stumble,
May the clay dance
To balance you.
And when your eyes
Freeze behind
The grey window
And the ghost of loss
Gets into you,
May a flock of colours,
Indigo, red, green
And azure blue,
Come to awaken in you
A meadow of delight.
When the canvas frays
In the currach of thought
And a stain of ocean
Blackens beneath you,
May there come across the waters
A path of yellow moonlight
To bring you safely home.
May the nourishment of the earth be yours,
May the clarity of light be yours,
May the fluency of the ocean be yours,
May the protection of the ancestors be yours.
And so may a slow
Wind work these words
Of love around you,
An invisible cloak
To mind your life.
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Thank you so much for these beautiful words… you will never know just how welcome they are this morning…
Blessings of the New Year to you…
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Thank you…
You’re so welcome.
Beautiful. Happy New Year.
Blessings of the New Year, David…
Lovely, Theresa! May 2016 be a blessed year for you and yours… Hugs, Lori
Thank you so much Lori. May your New Year be filled with light, love and hope.
A lovely blessing as I begin a new year with the flu……..thanks so much for reminding me that it will get better!!
Blessings for a New Year filled with good health, love and peace…
Words that the heart welcomes. Thank you, and have a blessed New Year.
New Year blessings…
Beautiful – thank you, Theresa! Blessings to you!
You’re welcome, Eliza. New Year Blessings…