Let us bring our minds, bodies, and hearts into God’s presence as we listen to the words of a song by Libby Roderick:
We stand on the edge of a cliff
In the deepest night we’ve ever seen—
People looking for light,
People who cherish a dream.
But the light’s shining out from our eyes
And the dream’s resting deep in our souls.
It’s [love] that we need to keep us from falling.
It’s [love] that we already know…
Stay low to the ground; Live close to the Earth;
Don’t stray very far from your soul;
It’s that simple things show us the reason we’re here;
And it’s simple things keeping us whole.
The temples are falling around us;
We stand strong and fierce where they’ve been.
I never have seen a holier sight
Than a person who sings in [their dream].
Our blood is the river of life;
Our joy is the sun on the land;
All of the love that is inside this heart
Is more than one person can stand.
(“Low to the Ground” in How Could Anyone by Libby Roderick)
Loving God, in all of life’s joys, sorrows, and disappointments, may we not forget the dreams of our mothers and foremothers. May we confirm by our lives that we are our ancestors’ wildest dreams.—AMEN.
