The Andonites had a prayer that begged for release from the curse of ice.: “O Breath of Life, give us this day our daily food, deliver us from the curse of the ice, save us from our forest enemies, and with mercy receive us into the Great Beyond.”. [1] Young Jesus contemplated the mystery of water in its three forms as he marveled at the ice in Nazareth during the coldest winter in decades. [2]