Invocation for Lent, by Kate Mclhagga

Into the dark world
a snowdrop comes,
a blessing of hope and peace
carrying within it a green heat:
symbol of God’s renewing love.
Come to inhabit our darkness, Lord Christ,
for dark and light are alike to you.
May nature’s white candles of hope
remind us of your birth
and lighten our journey
through Lent and beyond.
Kate Mclhagga

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