Virgin Snow

Pure

Serene

Gracious

Inviting

Perhaps, oh Lord, you see

our lives as lived in

virgin snow -- snow yet

untouched by life. You

see our first hesitant

steps, you see where we

struggle to get up, where

we stop and rest.

You see where the

path becomes steeper, where

the climbing is difficult,

where we strain to hang

on. You see where we

let go.

You see from where our help comes.

You see who holds us up when we

are too exhausted, angry,

resentful or guilt ridden

to get up.