O Night, Carry Us Safely to the Far Shore
O Night, today we have nestled into your keeping — as a tree gives shelter to its birds, let us rest, and carry us safely to the shore of morning.
At day's end, do I know how to set everything down and rest, or do I carry my burdens into bed?
📝Reflection
Likening night to 'a tree that shelters its birds,' this verse speaks the essence of rest. Even a bird that flew all day folds its wings in the tree at evening. So should a person. Yet I often drag the day's worries into bed, and though my body lies down my mind still flies. The poet asks the night, 'carry us to the shore of morning' — rest is not mere stopping but a boat that ferries me to tomorrow. To rest well is not laziness but the most faithful work of regaining strength to live again.
🌱Apply It Today
Before bed tonight, take one unresolved worry, decide 'this I entrust to tomorrow morning's me,' and set it down.
This verse is read as universal humanistic wisdom, not religion — no faith is promoted, and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.
