Dan's Prayers for Choir Practice

Dear Lord,
It is cold out tonight;
we are feeling winter's relentless preparations:
finding gloves and scarves after their three-season slumber,
and snow tires and new weatherstripping make their usefulness known.
One preparation that we don't need, however,
is our knowledge of You.
We live in Your love
all year 'round,
and no matter how dark and dismal the days may be,
and how rainy and cold the nights,
the beacon of light and warmth and love
that Your Son lit long ago burns strongly in our hearts.
We thank You, Lord, for our voices and our friends
and for wintery nights that help us
think of an abiding love.
Amen