God who calls us to rest, to release
Remind us what is ours and what is not
Allow us to embrace the many lessons
While acknowledging that for all things there is a season
You call us to love one another as you have loved us
This love does not cater but liberates
This love does not patronize but affirms
This love does not possess but is vulnerable
This love does not oppress but seeks right relationship
Help us to hear your Holy Spirit speak through our instincts
and to feel her wisdom in the energy all around us
So that we can indeed rest, release,
Making space for what you have yet imagined, Creator
Joyfully responding to our assignment with a renewed passion grounded in a love ethic
Amen, amen and amen.
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Rev. Dr. Marilyn Pagán-Banks (she/her/hers/ella) is a queer womanist minister, healer, and life-long co-learner committed to the liberation of oppressed and colonized peoples, building power and creating community. She lives in Chicago with her spouse and has three children and 12 grandchildren. Dr. Pagán-Banks currently serves as executive director of A Just Harvest, pastor at San Lucas UCC, and adjunct professor at McCormick Theological Seminary and Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. She is a certified yoga teacher and joyful contributor in the newly released book “Words of Her Mouth: Psalms for the Struggle.”
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