1. A patient presence broods and warms the well-placed nest, untroubled and alert, expectant and at rest. 2. She waits because she knows a process has begun again there will be life before her brooding's done. 3. O nesting Spirit, praise to you who warm the earth, and every longing heart that waits again for birth. 4. Your presence nurtures hope, and hope in time creates in us a will to bear the life for which we wait. From Songs for the Cycle ©2004 by Michael Hudson. Church Publishing Incorporated. All rights reserved. Used by permission.