A green heart
Into a dark world
a snowdrop comes,
a benison
of hope and peace,
carrying within it
a green heart,
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 light our journey
through Lent and beyond.
Kate Mcllhagga, from The Green Heart of the Snowdrop, Wild Goose Publications
Snowdrops photo by Rainer Gelhot on Unsplash