“O Miracle of Dawn,
Radiance from the heavens!
With joyful silence,
I receive soft light of a new day,
light born from earth’s turning.
O Medicine of Dawn,
healing are your morning rays.
I lift my face toward
the ointment of your splendor
as I become a morning prayer.
As Morning Blossoms,
I go forth to meet the great shining,
the dear unfolding of the day.
With the fading night
I begin a sacred dance
in the arms of your shining.
Encourager of Morning,
Soft glory of the new day,
I am tasting the joy of being awake.
Let your face shine on me
that, I, in turn may shine on others.”
Macrina Wiederkehr, OSB (1939 – 2020)
Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn, Vilnius
Chorlton Unitarians 