Lean into the Light

"I believe longing toward something that as sacred and whole is part of the human condition. To lean into the light and into hope is not about wishful or positive thinking. Hope is about doing the heart opening and gritty daily work of getting up each morning and trying again (each in our own way) to make the world just a little kinder place. To be cynical is so easy. When you are cynical, you are never disappointed. But when you choose to hope, to take the risk that eventually your heart will be broken- and then to get up the next morning and try again. Hope is the conscious choice to live leaning into something of reason and light."

Winter is the oldest season
But quietly beneath the snow
Seeds are stretching out and reaching
Faithful as the morning glow

Carry nothing but what you must (lean in toward the light)
Let it go, shake off the dust (lean in toward the light)
Today is now, tomorrow beckons (lean in toward the light)
Keep practicing resurrection

(bridge) The shadows of this world will say
There's no hope why try anyway?
But every kindness large or slight
Shifts the balance toward the light

Waters wind and open wide (lean in toward the light)
Don't just walk when you can fly (lean in toward the light)
When justice seems in short supply (lean in toward the light)
Let beauty be your truest guide

The shadows of this world will say...

The prayer I pray at eventide (lean in toward the light)
All left undone be put aside (lean in toward the light)
When forgiveness is hard to find (lean in toward the light)
Help me at least to be kind (lean in toward the light)

- Words and Music by Carrie Newcomer
©2016 Carrie Newcomer Music (BMI), Administered by BMG Chrysalis. All rights reserved.

From the 2016 album "The Beautiful Not Yet" https://open.spotify.com/album/6Z4sYA...