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In the dark of the night I wait and watch

J. Philip Newell
March 2004 (Vol. XVII, No. 3)

In the quiet of this place
in the dark of the night
I wait and watch.
In the stillness of my soul
and from its fathomless depths
the senses of my heart are awake to You.
For fresh soundings of life
for new showings of light
I search in the silence of my spirit,
O Blessing God.

~ from CELTIC BENEDICTION by J. Philip Newell
Celtic Benediction
prayer
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