bless and direct this anger

“The world has sought endlessly to quiet, shame, and control this body. Nevertheless, I praise you, God, that I was born a woman, and I thank you for the generations of other women whose well of wisdom, defiance, beauty, and creativity I have drunk from. Thank you for the anger surging through this body that has conceived three and birthed two. Bless that anger and direct it. May my prayers of gratitude turn my fear into faith and my rage into purpose.”
– Nadia Bolz-Weber, Sunday Prayers (follow this link to read Nadia’s full prayer)
Affirmative prayer: Infinite Presence, I am grateful for the goodness, integrity, and strength of those who stand and speak and legislate for the rights of women in making choices about their health, their bodies, their families, and their lives. I’m thankful, dear God, that your holy Life runs through us all. May individuals and law-makers be guided by this enduring truth, and by love, respect, compassion, and justice. Thank you, God, forever, Amen. 

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