There are lots of us grown-ups running around caretaking, serving, tending to the needs of other people and not experiencing much comfort ourselves. And yet, it’s a human need. How do we receive a little tenderness for ourselves every now and then?

By Sister Leslie Keener, CDP

Here are a few lullabies, and I hope they help you to experience the tender love and comfort of God.

Lullaby for a Stormy Night by Vienna Teng ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZd2kgLZtfA⁠

Night Vision by Suzanne Vega ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsso9MAHYoc⁠

My Little One by Beautiful Chorus (and this is from a whole alum of lullabies) ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzwD409XalM⁠

Darling by Beautiful Chorus ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWKQ6LRncw0⁠

Within Our Darkest Night (a kind of Taizé lullaby) ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqQsZK57OX8⁠

This Is to Mother You by the late, great Sinéad O’Connor ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOb7d7q0inM⁠

(And by the way, we have a whole Advent playlist on Spotify. It has these songs, some transitional Advent songs, and some others too. Check it out here.) ⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0NQCsnGqrhaMnvPth3N5IJ?si=92838750294c48c0⁠ You can find all of the Scripture readings from the lectionary here: ⁠https://bible.usccb.org/readings/calendar⁠.

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