 Beloved St. Hildegard, sacred doctor of spiritual knowing
A woman, a leader who spoke truth to corruption and power Long before power was ready A sage, a mystic, a healer who guided us towards Nourishing the greening power in our lives A creator, a vessel of the expressive and Cultivator of the sacred, verdant fruits of Watering our true natures with faith. We find ourselves in a bit of a bind Here in 2017, and we beg for your leadership as Women are under attack in a new way By the systems of power long seeking to silence us. New leaders take the helm, put there by Campaigns of fear and systems who feed from The vulnerable and the weak The green thread that binds humanity is severed. We call upon you to teach us how to heal The green thread. Show us the way to water, Help us to cultivate the soil. Remind us how to nourish our lives with The elements that service our souls and The earth entire... Grant us the patience as we realize that Sometimes healing is slow--- Indeed, the richest healing usually is! Help us to savor, to find the greening Miracles in each day To recognize that each morsel of healing Will help us to repair, to replenish the earth. Poem and painting by Jamie Marich
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Pat
2/13/2017 07:01:15 pm
Hildegard became a nun in the Catholic church, and, at that time in history, she went against the grain of getting married and having children to devote her life to becoming the person God created her to be. She, and other women who chose the religious life often did so to obtain an education they were prohibited from getting in life outside of the convent. She became a teacher, spread the gospel of truth that supported her ability to achieve and grow into the person she was created to be. She realized so many parts of her being: writing, singing, evangelizing, hard work, leadership skills, and on and on. She was a pioneer for an expanded role for which women have to offer the world. And, as a woman she taught the love and acceptance Christ brought into people's lives. The women today who fight so fiercly and militantly are not what Hildegard was about. She went about being an example, spoke her truth without demeaning, demanding, displaying their ignorance and immaturity. In Hiledgard's time, immaturity could have gotten her killed, she had to be wise, prayerful and planful. To do otherwise may have cost her her life. In today's world women in this country have rights as guarantees, and it's difficult for some to have the insight to present their concepts and ideas about equality for all in a way that is palitable and can be respected. We've learned to yell, scream, have tantrums: all of which can clear a room.....rather than attract a crowd who might share the most successful skills they used to help advance a worthy concept or idea for the human race. Only serious people who demonstrate respect for the listener get that kind of respect and attention. That's why MLK is still remembered as non-militant, peaceful, wise, and frequently used as an example for peaceful protest which garner respect for a message people could actually hear. Both Hildegard, King, and let's hadd Ghandi to the bunch, spoke in calm, spiritual ways that moved hearts, not opened big mouths. Most successful changes have taken place through peaceful persuasion rather than violence and name calling.
Jamie Marich
2/14/2017 08:02:17 am
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