Many thanks to Sr Lumay and her team who provided a wonderful celebration for International Women’s Day last Sunday, with food available for all afterwards.
The following prayer was the Communion Reflection and was worthy of reproduction again this weekend.
Prayer for International Women’s Day
Women are a reflection of the glory of God.
Today we honour the women of all times and all places:
Women of courage.
Women of hope.
Women suffering.
Women mourning.
Women living fully.
Women experiencing joy.
Women delighting in life.
Women knowing the interconnectedness of the human family.Women honouring the sacredness of the relational, the affective. Women quietly tending the garden of human flourishing. Women boldly leading the transformation of unjust global structures.
Women seeking wisdom.
Women sharing wisdom.
Women receiving love.
Women giving love.
Women: life-giving.
Women: the image of God.
Loving God, we celebrate your faithfulness and love. On this day, we
commit ourselves to the promotion of the full humanity of all women
everywhere.
We know that whatever denies,
diminishes, or distorts the full
humanity of women is not of God.
Help us to be faithful to your call to love.
Amen.
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