Women of Wonder (WOW!)
Women of Wonder (WOW!)
Let's Hold Space For Each Other
Communal lament, grief and holding presence for one another in painful times is important. Let us come together and give permission to hold the hurt, to listen and take time to find serenity again. Let us seek the Light to help us navigate our response and action. Let us give space for the Holy Spirit to moan and groan as our words fail us. Let us trust that we will emerge from our collective prayer with "expectation in the darkness, anticipation amid the suffering, hope permeating the pain. Something new is being born and something old is being transformed." (Center for Action and Contemplation)
"...Withdraw for a while into your own tranquility,
Loosen from your heart the new fester.
Free yourself of the wounded gaze
That is not yet able to see you.
Recognize your responsibility for the past.
Don't allow your sense of yourself to wilt.
Draw deep from your own dignity.
Temper your expectation to the other's limits,
And take your time carefully,..."
~taken from John O'Donohue's Book of Blessings