This we know. . .
“The earth does not belong to man,
man belongs to the earth.
All things are connected,
like blood connects one family.
Whatever befalls the earth
befalls the children of the earth.
Man did not weave the web of life,
he is merely a strand in it.
What he does to the web, he does to him self.
~Chief Seattle, 1786-1866
ur Mother Earth, blessed is your name.
Blessed are your fields and forests,
your rocks and mountains,
your grasses and trees and flowers,
and every green and growing thing.
Blessed are your streams and lakes and rivers,
the oceans where our life began,
and all your waters that sustain our bodies
and refresh our souls.
Blessed is the air we breathe,
your atmosphere,that surrounds us
and binds us to every living thing.
Blessed are all creatures
that walk upon your soil
or swim in your waters
or fly through your air,
for they are all our relatives.
Blessed are all people who share this planet,
for we are all one family,
and the same spirit moves through us all.
Blessed is the sun, our day star,
bringer of the morning and the heat of Summer,
giver of light and life.
Blessed is the moon, our night lamp,
ruler of the tides, protector of all women,
and guardian of our dreams.
Blessed are the stars and planets, the time keepers,
who fill our nights with beauty
and our hearts with awe.
O Great Spirit whose voice we hear in the wind
and whose face we see in the morning sun,
blessed is your name.
Help us to remember that you are everywhere,
And teach us the way of peace.
~HELEN WEAVER
Book O’ the Week
Mother Earth: Through the Eyes of Women Photographers and Writers
by Judith Boice (Editor)
Editor Boice has combined the spectacular color photographs of Peggy Bauer, Arlene Blum, and 32 other women photographers with the works of writers such as Rachel Carson, Isak Dinesen, and Alice Walker to produce a superb anthology celebrating Mother Earth through the perspective of women.
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Dear Hearts,
Sunday, May 13, 2007, in the US, is Mother’s day. A day we set aside to honor our mothers, the bringers of life who have done so much for us in the best way they can from where they’ve been and where they are in the moment. Mothers everywhere we thank you.
There is another mother that, as is often the case with mothers, we mostly take for granted. That is our ancient and benevolent Mother Earth. She has birthed, nurtured, and sustained all forms of life for millions of years. It may be good to take a moment of gratitude and appreciation for that very special mother, Earth.
Happy Mother’s Day.
Love and blessings,
Rick and Patricia
Namaste
