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A prayer of/for
wisdom
At the Voices of Sophia gathering in Tucson, Arizona, on March 1 -
4, 2001, one of the prayers was offered by Meredith White-Zeager,
who is currently studying at Louisville Presbyterian Theological
Seminary, and will be serving as Witherspoon's Wareham Intern during
the coming General Assembly.
Other Witherspooners participating in the
gathering have urged us to share her prayer with a wider audience,
and we're very happy that she has agreed to let us publish it here.
She notes that two stanzas in the prayer were
taken from an old folk song called "We Are" by Ysaye M.
Barnwell.
An
Opening Prayer
--
Meredith White-Zeager
holy
(wholly) loving God
shalom of creation
we are our grandmother's prayers
we are our grandfather's dreamings
we are the breath of our ancestors
we are the spirit of God
with your guidance, we have arrived at this moment
grant us remembrance of the journey that brought us here
we are mothers of courage, fathers of time
daughters of dust, the sons of great visions,
sisters of mercy, brothers of love,
lovers of life, builders of nations
in your presence we abide in this moment
grant us an appreciation for the here and now of our existence
we are the history of tomorrow
we the wisdom of our descendants
we are the folklore of the future
through your transforming power,
we approach a moment that has not yet arrived
grant us the courage to embrace tomorrow,
participating fully in the new creation
for in the power of your wisdom
the possibility of what was and the experience of what is
become the vision of what will be.
sophia, mother of the journey;
today, as we listen, learn, and celebrate;
we know that we are blessed and we thank you.
Amen.
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An index of
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BECOMING NEIGHBORS:
An Invitation
to Global Discipleship
A Witherspoon conference
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September 16 - 19, 2007
Louisville, Kentucky |
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