A psalm of change to help guide the work of those who have signed the Mary Manifesto.
Slowly We Breathe The Change
Please read like a psalm and pause at each selah (asterisk) *
Slowly we breathe,
- We support a space, singing an ode to “we,” men and women * and however we identify.
Slowly we breathe
- We support a space where we can be open, be imagined by the best in all of us * to do the most for those with the least.
Slowly we breathe
- We support a space safe of no accusation, of no oppression * where anger can arise and blossom into inspiration.
Slowly we breathe
- We support a space for the feminine voice * and for voices to be heard that have not been heard, and for those who have been silenced.
Slowly we breathe,
- We support a space for those who did not hear or could not listen * or would not listen.
Slowly we breathe,
- We support a space for deep and loving reconciliation * for feminine and masculine voices to sing in unison again.
Slowly we breathe,
- We support a space for words that will inspire a thousand years of deeds * that will make a difference.
Slowly we breathe,
- We support a space for faith that enables us to change who we are * and be the loving transformation the greater “we” wants us to be.
Slowly we breathe,
- We support a space to feel the curiosity, to give our names, to add our effort * to leave a loving impression for millennia to come.
Slowly we breathe,
We are the change.
I am grateful to Lillie Allen of Be Present for creating and holding a space where I could write this psalm.
Slowly We Breathe the Change is offered to those who have signed The Mary Manifesto as a way to guide our work.