Thou Art Goddess
I walk through these days as a priestess.
In the middle of sadness or anger,
I can use my tools and call upon compassion and speak clearly.
What a gift we have!
We must stand with integrity and for peace right now, in all situations.
We can speak for evolution, rather than retaliation -
evolution, becoming more human,
is part of what our tools and practices are about.
Humans have tried war for thousands of years and it has gotten us nowhere.
To think it is still the answer is naive.
We can attempt change.
Times of great fear and awe can bring us through to change.
We can use the energy of those emotions to
bolster our strength and expand our humanity.
And in this time I offer you something I've been thinking and talking about
for a long time:
Thou Art Goddess.
Thou Art God.
Not only does that mean I have the Divine within myself
to call on in times that seem greater than I can bear,
it means
I RECOGNIZE DIVINITY WITHIN YOU, TOO.
And that means also in our politicians, rescue workers, police,
Muslims, Christians, Jews, Pagans,
activists, peacemakers and those who want war.
This helps me to open to compassion instead of being eaten by disgust.
I can be angry, but I can act out of love.
Hatred paralyzes me, and feeling I am better than those others who make me angry
only causes me to act in the same warlike ways,
or to curl up inside myself, unable to act at all.
May we act, may we make love,
may we bring peace and the ability to think clearly into all situations.
As Dorothy Day said
"The only solution is Love, and Love comes with community."
with you in community-
T. Thorn Coyle