Pentecost Prayer Day 34

I am Eve, always seeking the knowledge of good and evil,

And suffering greatly with each revelation in myself and others.

I am Sarah, the mother of a new generation of leaders in their tribes.

And I am Hagar who is turned away by other mothers

For fear that I will turn from handmaiden to matriarch.

I am the mother of Moses, sending my boy off to his destiny;
Though my womb bore him, and at my breasts, he nursed.
I became the handmaiden to those who claimed him.
And I have been called a warrior and judge, as was Deborah. 

I am Martha and Mary, both serving and observing,

Wanting to feed many with warm milk and with wisdom,

Knowing that there are many not open to mothering.

I am Mary Magdalene, scorned and scourged as a whore,

And I am the mother/wife of men who honor my motherhood.

Though I cry bitter tears of blood for human suffering,

I know that I can’t turn others from their sacred missions.

If I was able to be stoic as I follow in others’ footsteps,

Perhaps I would be allowed to stay at the foot of the cross.

Barring that honor, I will continue to observe and speak out.

My prayer for Pentecost is that we all have the courage to speak of what we observe.