Lean in Toward the Light - Carrie Newcomer

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

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

There’s no hope why try anyway?

But every kindness large or slight

Shifts the balance toward the light

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