Find the Words You Need for the Moment We’re In
A quiet space for pause, prayer, and holy longing.
Are you looking for ways to go slower and deeper on your spiritual journey or are you a leader of people seeking creative resources? Hem of the Light offers reflections, prayers, and practices to encourage beauty, stillness, and reimagining for you and your community.
Pause. Breathe. Receive.
A Place to Pause and Discover
In a world that rarely slows down, Hem of the Light is a space to pause - a place to tend to your deepest longings and be met by something holy.
Here you’ll find words that steady your fears, nourish your spirit, and spark wonder in the sacredness of everyday life.
Whether you come seeking a prayer for today, a reflection to share with a small group, or liturgy to shape a worship service, you are welcome here. This is a space of invitation, hospitality, and re-imagining.
“Blessed be the longing that brought you here and quickens your soul with wonder.” — John O’Donohue
“Blessed be the longing that brought you here and quickens your soul with wonder.” — John O’Donohue
TAKE A SACRED PAUSE
Seven Sacred Pauses is a small collection of breath prayers, quotes, and reflective questions designed to help you slow down, open your heart, and return to Presence throughout your day.
Each pause is an invitation to breathe deeply, soften your heart, and sense the holy in the ordinary.
Nourish Your Spirit
Feel Connected
Nurture Community
Invitation from Catherine
Invitation from Catherine
I’m Catherine Smith, a retired minister with the United Church of Canada. I’ve served small and transitional communities and witnessed how connection can transform both individuals and congregations.
I’ve learned that longing is sacred and I believe the Spirit is not limited to “church” or to one tradition. All of life is spiritual, and spirituality is what allows us to connect with both the exquisite intimacy and the vast mystery of our existence.
Hem of the Light is my offering of a space for freedom, imagination, and belonging. My hope is that the writing and resources here help you live more fully into the big questions of this beautiful, aching world.
Come as you are, come as you long to be.
A New Book from Rural New Brunswick
“There was once a woman who loved a thousand things.”
So begins Nothing Forgotten: Where Love Lingers, a gentle imagining of flourishing through and beyond the loss of memory and other cognitive functions. While Nothing Forgotten isn’t exclusively a ‘rural’ story, it tells a story many of us are living in rural places. Here’s how it’s described:
“At some time in our life we will feel the sadness of cognitive impairment or memory loss. It may be our own or that of someone we love. We need stories to shape our sadness in heart-healing ways. This is one of those stories. In it, we follow “the woman who loves a thousand things” through a rich life in her home in a small town on the marsh, through cognitive decline and a move into assisted living. The woman finds new companions, feels her loss, and dreams a hidden growth.”
Nothing Forgotten is available from Indigo and other online sellers or, you can inquire with your local bookstore to see if they’ll stock or order it in. You can reach Catherine at hemofthelight@gmail.com with any questions.
Our Offerings
Resources for the Journey
Words and practices to accompany you wherever you are on the path.
For Individuals
If you long for stillness and renewal...
Here you’ll find reflections and prayers to carry through the day, practices that help you attend to the Holy, and words that give voice to what you feel but cannot always express.
For Small Groups
If you wish to grow together in conversation...
Offerings like Table Church, liturgies, blessings, and Resources for our gathered life. Create sacred space for honest conversation, shared silence, and the courage to reimagine faith together.
For Leaders of Faith Communities
If you nurture others in faith...
If you lead a small group, serve a congregation, or create spaces for spiritual reflection, Hem of the Light offers resources written for communities that long to go deeper.