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Rewilding our Souls

Winds of Change

5/23/2021

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Wild Wind of the Spirit,
on this Pentecost day
we revel in the ways
your presences lives
and moves among us
and through us -
inspiring us,
challenging us,
unsettling us.
May we be open
to the winds of change,
welcoming and 
bending to new ways
of being.

May we embrace
and celebrate the 
lively and generative
energy of this day,
empowering us to be
agents of transformation
in our spheres of influence,
voices for the voiceless, 
and visionaries
for a new future.
Amen.

​- Wendy Janzen
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A Garden Blessing

5/20/2021

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God of Spring,
of roots and growth,
of vibrancy and veriditas:
Bless this time of planting.
As we dig our fingers into 
rich soil, wiggling and 
delighting in the damp
warm, earth, we remember
that we are earthlings.

Bless our connection
with the the land,
with the water that 
supports all life, 
with these seeds we 
bury beneath the surface
trusting that they will
germinate and grow
and nourish our bodies.

Bless the fertility of the earth,
the micronutrients, 
the compost, 
the earthworms, and
the pollinators.

Bless our intentions to be 
good gardeners: 
may we give and receive,
work and wait, 
with humility.

And bless these seeds:
help us to hold them
with reverence and to
see in them the promise
of sustenance and life.
Amen.

- Wendy Janzen

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Mothering God

5/12/2021

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​Mothering God,
Giver of life,
who hovered over the deep
at the beginning of time,
who soars like an eagle,
who gathers her brood
under her wings,
who descended from heaven
as a dove:
Open our eyes to see you today.
Open our ears to hear your song.
Open our spirits to sense your presence here in this place.
Open our minds to new insights,
and open our hearts to a
deeper connection with you
and with all the feathered ones
you see and love.
Amen.

​- Wendy Janzen
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Sometimes

5/8/2021

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Sometimes I see the world in poetry...
words shimmering like light
just behind or within
everything I see.
But neither word
nor image do justice
to the beauty, the wonder,
the deeper meaning.
​
To simply witness
is enough.
To feel in my bones
something more
is going on.
To trust this
sacred moment
and say
thank you.
​
- Wendy Janzen
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