maya angelou, presente

Dr. Maya Angelou….poet, author, activist, civil rights leader, actress, dancer, survivor, poet, woman, prophet…she was and continues to be an inspiration on my journey.  Her death was a surprise to me but I also know that her spirit will continue to live on in me and so many others transformed by her life and witness.  I prepared this mini-liturgy in her honor for a meeting I went to recently.  ¡Maya Angelou, presente!  

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Be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud – Maya Angelou (audio clip)

Peace Prayer – Maya Angelou
Father, Mother, God,
Thank you for your presence
during the hard and mean days.
For then we have you to lean upon.
Thank you for your presence
during the bright and sunny days,
For then we can share that which we have
with those who have less.
And thank you for your presence
during the Holy Days,
For then we are able
to celebrate you and our families
and our friends.

For those who have no voice,
ALL ~ we ask you to speak.


For those who feel unworthy,
ALL ~ we ask you to pour your love out
in waterfalls of tenderness.


For those who live in pain,
ALL ~ we ask you to bathe them
in the river of your healing.


For those who are lonely,
ALL~ we ask
you to keep them company.


For those who are depressed,
ALL ~ we ask you to shower upon them
the light of hope.


Dear Creator, You, the borderless
 sea of substance, we ask you to give to all the 
world that which we need most—Peace. Blessed be.

Draw the Circle Wide – Mark Miller (video)
Draw the circle, draw the circle wide.
Draw the circle, draw the circle wide.
No one stands alone, we’ll stand side by side.

Draw the circle, draw the circle wide.
Draw the circle wide, draw it wider still.
Let this be our song, no one stands alone.
Standing side by side,
Draw the circle, draw the circle wide.