Celebrating Spring, Honoring Laborers, Seeking Help

May Day or mayday? On May 1, do we celebrate spring, honor the workers of America, or send out a distress call? May Day – May 1 – is the halfway point between the spring equinox and the summer solstice. This date is also International Workers’ Day, which grew out of the 19th-century labor movement. And mayday (no space) is an internationally recognized distress signal, named as such because it sounds like the French word, m'aider, which means “help me."`
“It is spring again. The earth is like a child who knows poems by heart.” - Rainer Maria Rilke
“At a time of distress, the rush of mighty spring waters shall not reach you. You are safe from trouble. I will instruct you and teach you the way.” ​- Psalm 32:7
Affirmative prayer: Infinite Presence, I am ready to do the hard work to confront, heal, and release that which is giving me grief. Just as I welcome the change of seasons, I embrace the change in my thinking. All distress is released; my life is made new. Thank you, God, forever. Amen.

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