Holy One, in just a few days we will find ourselves adjusting to darkness arriving earlier in the midst of contentious times. Make us light seekers. Be with us as we go looking for and embracing the helpers and the healers. Open our eyes to the beauty of your creation all around us. Lift up our gaze to the hope that is present, sometimes overshadowed by dismay, in each new day. You are our love light, Gracious God and it is in your blessed name, we pray. Amen.