God of life, there are days when the burdens we carry

chafe our shoulders

and wear us down;

When the road seems dreary and endless,

the skies gray and threatening;

When our lives have no music in them,

and our hearts are lonely,

and our souls have lost their courage.

Flood the path with light, we beseech

you, turn our eyes to where the skies

are full of promise.

Amen.