A Carol for the Longest Night

by Catherine Smith | Dec 3, 2021

A small candle flame glows in cupped hands in the dark. White text above the flame reads a reflective poem—Carol for the Longest Night—evoking longing for light, presence, and love during a Silent night, Holy night.

May we welcome you now.
May we welcome you now.

Silent Night, Holy Night,
here we long for your Light.
May our darkness be softened with grace.
May our grief be transformed by your face.
Here you offer us Love.
Here you offer us Love

Silent Night, Holy Night,
here we long for your Light
Draw us now in this moment to You
In our grief and our loss make us new
Birth your life in our heart
Birth your life in our heart

Tune: Stille Nacht  (Silent Night)                                                                       
Attribution:  Catherine Smith © 2018

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Catherine Smith

Catherine Smith is a writer and retired United Church minister whose words invite pause, prayer, and re-imagination.

Through Hem of the Light, she shares reflections and resources that honour longing, nurture hope, and uncover the sacred shimmering at the edges of everyday life.

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