1.0Prayer, Plain and Simplehttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/prayerplainandsimpleMark Herringshawhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/prayerplainandsimple/author/mherringshawSummer Solstice Prayerrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="uWuYaGi2eH"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/prayerplainandsimple/2010/06/summer-solstice-prayer.html">Summer Solstice Prayer</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/prayerplainandsimple/2010/06/summer-solstice-prayer.html/embed#?secret=uWuYaGi2eH" width="600" height="338" title="“Summer Solstice Prayer” — Prayer, Plain and Simple" data-secret="uWuYaGi2eH" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Today, June 21, 2010 is summer solstice, the first day of summer, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, and of course then, the shortest night. From this day forward until December 23rd, the winter solstice, the days will get shorter and the nights longer. Pagans (now neo-pagans) have always given this…