Peace Holds Us

by Catherine Smith | Mar 3, 2023

A sunset with orange and yellow hues seen through bare tree branches, reflecting on a calm lake. Peace holds us as the sky, partly cloudy, glows, and silhouetted trees on the opposite shore stand in mindful stillness.

Holy One,
yesterday in the woods,
the late afternoon light
was so tender and strong,
the shadows made art on the snow
and the sky prepared to relax into the night.

Everything had a held feeling about it
and there was peace.

May these moments be like that.
May we know ourselves held,
filled with You
and with your peace.

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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.