There is a thickness in the air
Maybe it is the change in season
Or the global memory of breath stolen
Life stolen
And, yet, so much still hasn’t changed
There is a weariness in the air
Maybe it is the dawn of the 15th month
Or the anticipation of what is to come
Will it be normal?
What is normal?
There is hope in the air
Maybe it is the movement of Sophia
Or the powerful energy of a renewed communal spirit
We are a Resurrection People!
We are a Pentecost People!
There is love in the air
Maybe it is the warmth of an embrace under the sun
Or the healing properties of a smile
We are love.
We are beloved.
In all things, as the day moves towards night
as all of our “maybes” loom in the air…
We give thanks for this day.
Amen.
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Rev. Dr. Marilyn Pagán-Banks (she/her/hers/ella) is a queer womanist freedom fighter gratefully (though not always gracefully) serving as executive director of A Just Harvest, Senior Pastor at San Lucas UCC, and adjunct professor at McCormick Theological Seminary. She is a joyful contributor in the newly released book “Words of Her Mouth: Psalms for the Struggle.”
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