Bless the day and its travel and bless the night and its rest. Bless the home where friends dwell, a trip of some miles, a haven from daily dilemmas and from nighttime storms. Bless the welcome and bless the reunion. Bless the questions, the answers and the revelations and bless the tour and the offered comforts of home.

Bless the man and bless the woman, Abraham like and Sarah-esq.

Bless their lives and their children and their triumphs and their struggles. Bless their openness, their generosity, their curiosity and their covenants.

Bless the canyons that encompass their lake and bless the deer that come to sup at twilight. Bless the falling stars that fill the night sky with wishes… Bless every wish with its promise of tomorrow.