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| Painting by Elisabeth Slettnes |
The Earth is my Mother.
The wind is my Mother’s breath.
Trees, flowers, birds and animals -
all are my beloved Mother.
The waves are my Mother’s cheeks,
the stones, my Mother’s feet.
Trees, flowers, birds and animals -
all are my beloved Mother.
The stars are my Mother’s crown,
the sun and moon, her eyes.
Trees, flowers, birds and animals -
all are my beloved Mother.
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Oh Mother,
let all the world be
peaceful
and gentle.
Let all the women and children
who have been violated
be peaceful
and well.
Let all the men realize
they are not superior
to the plants or the animals,
the women or the children.
Let them be peaceful
and gentle.
Let us be peaceful
and gentle.
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Mother Earth, it is not you
who need to be invoked - for you are always here!
But we your human children who today
must be invoked - who have abandoned you,
forgotten to call upon you, neglected to care for you,
failed to serve you and disregarded your needs.
Help us now to awaken and remember
our obligations to you and all Earth’s beings.
Let your spirit fill us with love, appreciation, joy
and overwhelming desire to serve you in all that we do.
May we think, speak and act as one family of one Mother
who gives life to all and when it is time, takes it away.
Guide us, Great Mother, in every decision we make,
every habit we develop, every action we undertake.
May we never forget you again, beloved Mother Earth,
beautiful and bountiful source, and resting place, and wonder.
-Janine Canan, She Rises: Why Goddess Feminism, Activism and Spirituality?
Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAmen