Blessing for a Tender Season

May this season meet you kindly.

May the truth you carry

soften at its edges

when it reaches your lips.

May your heart feel held

by something larger

than circumstance,

a quiet knowing

that you are allowed

to be exactly as you are.

May the children in your life

feel the steadiness of your presence,

and may you feel

your own steadiness, too.

May whatever is unraveling

do so with grace,

so that what wants to be born in you

can finally breathe.

May you move through these days

with honesty, warmth,

and a courage that whispers . . .

even here, even now, love is possible.