Opening Meditation Song
Opening Prayer: Beloved One. Shekinah. Indwelling. Feminine Presence. Immanence. Embodiment. Mother-Heart. Please come flowing into every open window in our souls right now, as we call to you. Infuse every cell of our bodies with your fierce and tender Mother-Wisdom. Give us the strength to speak truth to power in these fractured times. Give us the tenderness and humility to listen deeply to those that we are conditioned to otherwise. And remind us again and again when we forget that we belong to each other, and we belong to you. Amen. Mirabai Starr
Reading: Eve Implored by Phyllis Cardona
If peace and purpose could be
The gifts that sorrow yields,
I would most willingly embrace
The agonies which life reveals,
But I am merely weakened and worn
Ever more mindful of the clay
Of which I am wrought.
Sister, Eve, must we all eat of the fruit
And be put to the test?
Is there to be no comfort or security
While suckling at the breast?
Oh! Primal Mother, Sister Eve
Sing to me of victories
And promises told
Of all that would be restored!
Once you walked in the shadow of God
When all was in its proper place,
Share your memory and inspire hope
With those born of your loins to lesser grace.
Beg God’s mercy ‘till fear and doubt
Become enfleshed in snake skin –
Coiled and conquered beneath your heel.
And then, stand firm, most beautiful Eve
And draw strength from the eternal Lover’s gaze
And share with us below a measure
Of peace and purpose to fill our days
While we mark our place
With joy amid the sorrow
Grant faith, sweet Hope
To those who face tomorrow.
Affirmations and Intentions:
May we look for your goodness in others when it hides beneath layers of coldness.
May we behold your radiance in the ones we neglect or spurn at home or work.
May we discover your love in our deepest self when we feel unloving and irritable.
May we embrace you in the persons whose faithfulness we take for granted.
May we see your empathy in those serving the wounded of the world.
May we unite with your peace hidden beneath the layers of humanity’s disharmony.
Silence to add your own intentions.
Closing Prayer: Holy Presence, we thank you for your gift of life that you have given us, filled with love, grace, joy and suffering. May we always feel the presence of your love and support however it may manifest in our lives. Knowing you are never farther than our next breath, may we breathe in and out with each other expanding our capacity to love and care for our brothers and sisters without hesitation. Through all the angels and saints, and Mary, Joseph and Jesus may we come alive. Amen
Meditation/Contemplation: Let us take a few minutes to become one through quiet deep contemplation.
Closing Song: Blessing Song by Jan Phillips
https://youtu.be/l1hFUfSb1Ww
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