Prayer for Not so Happy Summer

God
For parents
And kids
For whom
This week
Is not a
Celebration
But a struggle

A sigh
A moment
Of girding their loins
Because it means
Transitioning to summer
Or a move
Or not knowing what comes next

For all who dread
“What are you doing this summer”
For families whose meals
Childcare or work become more difficult
For young adults
That are in difficult places or spaces
For whatever reason

This so a prayer
For hard summer
May this transition time
Be smoothed
May you find connection
And companionship

Moments of
Stillness
Sanctuary
And peace
Be found in the in-between
Amen