Moment of Oneness, September 27, 2023

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Building Blessings

Our prayer tonight is our being a blessing to the earth and to each other.

Prayer:  

Namaste

My soul honors the place where the entire universe resides.

I honor the light, love, truth, beauty and peace within you because it is also within me.

In sharing these things we are united,

We are the same,

We are one.

Meditation:  Skywoman Falling: A Creation story told by Robin Wil Kimmerer

Tonight is the ending or the beginning of our Creation Season. There is always more to come.

She fell like a simple seed, pirouetting on an autumn breeze. It took a long time for her to fall. In fear, or maybe hope, she clutched a bundle tightly in her hand. The geese tried to hold her above the water but knew they could not, so they called a council of all the other animals to decide what to do. Skywoman saw them all gather: loon, otters, swans, beavers, fish of all kinds. A  great turtle floated in their midst and offered his back for her to rest on. The animals knew she needed land for her home.

The great divers had heard of mud at the bottom of the water and agreed to go and find some. Soon only muskrat was able to dive deep and bring the mud back. He had given his life to aid this helpless human. Turtle said, ”here, put it on my back and I will hold it. 

Skywoman, bent and spread the mud with her hands across the shell of the turtle. Moved by the extraordinary gifts of the animals, she sang in thanksgiving and then began to dance, her feet caressing the earth.

The land grew and grew as she danced her thanks, from the dab of mud on Turtle's back until the whole earth was made. Not by Skywoman alone, but from the alchemy of all the animals' gifts coupled with her deep gratitude.  Together they formed what we know today as Turtle Island, our home.

Skywoman brought a gift clutched in her hand. She had reached out to grab unto the Tree of life, she had branches - fruits and seeds of all kinds of plants. She scattered onto the new ground and tended each one until the world turned from brown to green. Wild grasses, flowers, trees and medicines spread everywhere.

{These are some of the words of Robin Wall Kimmerer from her book Braiding Sweetgrass}

Pause for Reflection

Ending Prayer: (From the DRCC)

I thought we could pray for all who build in various ways:

 

~For spiders and all creatures who build webs and nests in order to create places to trap food or give birth to their young.  We honor your creations.

~For architects and engineers who design buildings, machines, bridges, computer chips, and more.  We honor your creations.

~For those who construct buildings, furniture, vehicles, roads and more. We honor your creations.

~For those who knit, crochet, sew, quilt, weave and more.  We honor your creations.

~For children, students and dreamers who build with blocks, scissors and paper, imagination and ideas. We honor your creations.

~For the grace of perseverance in whatever task we attempt to accomplish. May God help us to try and try again as we create in the midst of sometimes challenging circumstances.

Be well and be at peace.

Prayer from the (DSLCNY)

Song:  “This Girl Is on Fire” by Alicia Keys

This song is for you... whether you are female or male.

You are the builders of our church and our planet Earth.

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