Words flow across an image of the Cumberland River at sunset:A Prayer to the CumberlandAs I walk to the river's edge there is a welling darkThe kudzu reaches as though to enfold, inviting me inThe sunset dances on the waters and I prayI pray that I may sink into my own darkness as gracefullyI pray … Continue reading Prayer a Day 2020- November 7
Category: Liturgy
Prayer a Day 2020- November 6
On a background of office clutter is written a prayer to friends I'm letting go:Spirits who surround me, friends and comforters and guides, I value so much the gifts you've brought to me through being in this home, in my life. As with all things, we have changed, and for some of us our time … Continue reading Prayer a Day 2020- November 6
Prayer a Day 2020- November 5
A cantrip-esque prayer for healing, this can be repeated 3-9 times untill it feels right before adding the final line. It was originally written for a friend and I've it since for my godkids, my husband, even the dog, and by both wrapping the actual person or a poppet or image of them using my … Continue reading Prayer a Day 2020- November 5
Prayer a Day 2020- November 4
Against a sunset sky, a signpost is silhouetted. The prayer reads:Brighid before me.Brighid behind me.Brighid to the left and to the right of me.Brighid protect and guide me.This day and every day,This night and every night,So may it be.Image is from Unsplash on Spark Post.
Prayer a Day 2020- November 3
Image is of the United States Constitution on parchment overlaid with a prayer for a night when it seems so much hangs in the balance:Brig of the Judgements, I beseech youOn this day of democracy, as we seek to give voice to the will of our people:Brig Brethach, touch our words with inspiration that we … Continue reading Prayer a Day 2020- November 3
Prayer a Day 2020- November 2
Zephyr, weaving your caress into hair,trailing across dampened cheeks and trembling eyelids,Your gentleness an undoing, untangling the silencing snarl of grief and rage and hopeweighing breath and body and heart.Your invitation to presence a playful exchange, tension turned effervescent in my bones and I awaken to safety and to choice.Empyrean one, gratitude flows through me, … Continue reading Prayer a Day 2020- November 2
Prayer a Day 2020- November 1
On an image of bread in a basket lined with linen and salt in a small ochre dish, an invitation to the Ancestors is written:Ancestors, I call you!Mighty and Beloved Ones,Heroes and Allies of my many lineages,Of blood and bone,Of heart and mind and spirit,I call to you!Ancient Ones, whose names have been lost but … Continue reading Prayer a Day 2020- November 1
A Meditation on Grief; an Invitation to Vigil
Photo taken by AN Gorniak, March 30th, 2020 I cannot, of course, speak for anyone other than me. We each have our own prism of self through which our inner and outer experiences refract to create a unique shape in the world. And like a suncatcher in the window or a bottle in the ocean, … Continue reading A Meditation on Grief; an Invitation to Vigil
A Ritual to Brighid
This ritual is written to celebrate Imbolc, ancient festival of mid-winter and the first stirrings of spring. In some places, the Earth is still covered in snow, pantries are getting thin as foodstuffs cannot be supplemented by garden or wildcrafting. Where I live in Coastal Texas, we often see the mightiest of our winter storms … Continue reading A Ritual to Brighid