Today's poem is The Coming by R S Thomas, which you can read here

The image was available royalty free online and captures something of the poem's imagery.

And a prayer...

God who holds all creation in your hand,

Gazing in tender love at the beauty and fragility of all you have made,

Thank you that, no matter how dark the night,

No matter how broken the world,

No matter how lonely or alone it may be,

Still your Son says, 'let me go there.'

Amen

Today's gift was a few strips of 'paper chain' and an invitation to recognise those with whom we connect, at home, at church, at work, wherever, and to pray for them.