Feminist Peace Network

Cross-posted from Sheroes:

Many thanks to my dear friend Janie Rezner for allowing me to post her Solstice prayer. Janie is an extraordinary artist, poet and musician. She also has a radio program, Women’s Vocies on KZYX. Please visit her website to see more of her wonderful art and learn more about her work and life. . This work is entitled Warrior of Love by Janie Rezner. ———————————————————–

Mother Earth we call you into our consciousness tonight, on this pivotal point on earth, between dark and light never have we needed you more may your energy infuse us we know you are calling all cultures and all peoples to come together in sacred ceremony we have been too long from the ancient ways make us aware with each step we take that you are the support beneath our feet your energy courses through us to be called upon to give us strength, to give us power you are the ground upon which we stand! Mother, we are grateful for your bountiful and endless gifts may your gift of wisdom flower in each of us opening our eyes, melting our hearts. help us remember that envisioning peace and doing ceremony is very important and it is not enough. thinking peaceful thoughts is not enough this is the time for action as we dwell upon your sacred ground may courageous energy well up within each of us to dare to make waves, to dare to speak truth the fierceness of the maternal instinct streaming through us like a mother bear protecting her cubs . . . . that we might rise up to protect all life on earth for our children, for our grandchildren and their grandchildren becoming the embodiment of the sacred feminine, so long absent from this greedfilled, violent, patriarchal world. let us be aware that this work falls upon each of us to do in our own way . . . . . for we each get to travel the “hero/heroine’s journey” we each get to push past our comfort zone we each get to stand up and be counted for we are on a journey of the soul thank you Mother Earth for the pure living waters, air, soil that you have richly bestowed upon us and that now is in need of our help give us courage and wisdom to go forth to be a voice for those who have no voice, for those who have no protection from violence , for those who have no food or shelter, for the suffering animals on land and in the seas, and the winged ones, for the environment herself. we have great work to do with your wisdom coursing through us may we rise up to turn this ship around and reclaim our birthright, the realm of Joy! Oquawka on the eve of 2007 Janie Rezner www.janierezner.com Spiritual Feminist Warrior

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