Magnificent "Canticle"

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lessed are You,

Lord our God,

who has filled creation with light and splendour

Radiant Lord,

we rejoice with hearts filled with gratitude

that You are not a hidden God

for You reveal Yourself daily

through the majesty of light.

Your majesty and glory

shine out from within all creation

as well as from the sun, moon and stars.

We walk by their light,

and we also feed upon that light

as it is transformed into our food.

Blessed are You, Illuminator of All Creation,

                for the gifts of sunrise, high noon and sunset.

In the splendour of the sun,

the sky-wheel of energy and light

we see Your splendour, O Light of Lights.

 Your Son, Jesus called Himself

the Light of the World

and invited us to be His luminous brothers and sisters

and Your children of light.

We are grateful for the daily light of insight

                that gift by which we see our way to You.

 We are also grateful for shadows and nightfall

                which serve as a background for this light.

In our lives, we often stand

                in the darkness of failings and suffering.

May Your Divine Light

                penetrate the murky overcast of these times,

                and radiate outward from the horizons of our hearts .

May Your Divine Presence

                be a shining star in the midst of gloom

Like the plants of the earth

                may we lean toward You,

                Eternal Source of All Light and Energy.

Help us, this day

                to be light to all we meet.

Blessed are You, Lord our God,

                who has filled creation with light and splendour.

Amen

Author unknown - please advise us should you know who did write this magnificent praise.

Submitted by Sr Fabiola Krausert OP - Thanks, it is magnificent!