Father God, Creator of all things
Let me be that first light of dawn for those trapped in darkness.
The first light of dawn that awakens and stirs.
The first light of dawn that evokes all of our senses.

How I long to return to the deep woods
at the first light of dawn.
To see it, hear it, taste it, smell it, feel it.
The simultaneous coming of light and going of darkness.

I want to be that first light of dawn
that breaks open the eastern sky
and overcomes the darkness.

The first light of dawn that stirs life and
awakens the soul of all living things.

The first light of dawn.
Like the voice crying out from the wilderness,
saying that time has come, prepare ye the way!

The first light of dawn that tells darkness
it is time to go.

The first light of dawn that tells the fog
it is time to lift.

The first light of dawn that stirs the wind
to gently rustle the leaves and grasses.

The first light of dawn that awakens
life from its slumber and proclaims
"Arise, oh sleeper".

-Gloria Valentine