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Blessed are you, summer,
\nseason of long days and short nights,
\nyou put forth light from your golden orb,
\nenergizing the earth and calling forth growth.<\/p>\n
Blessed are you, summer,
\nyou call us into playfulness,
\nencouraging us to pause from work.
\nYou renew our spirits.<\/p>\n
Blessed are you, nurturing season of summer,
\nyour fruits and vegetables appear on our tables,
\nchanging them into altars.
\nTasting of your life, we are made strong.<\/p>\n
Blessed are you, summer,
\nseason rooted in reality.
\nEven as the perspiration collects on our brow,
\nwe experience your earthly joy.<\/p>\n
Blessed are you, summer,
\nwith your firefly evenings
\nyou minister to the child in us.
\nYou feed our hunger for beauty.<\/p>\n
from The Circle of Life by Joyce Rupp & Macrina Wiederkehr
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\nMay you be rejuvenated by the summer light, quiet, and leisure. May we also keep close to our hearts those affected by recent summer storms.<\/p>\n