reeling and Healing (Thanksgiving 2025)

on a Day that was created

as a way for All People

and the Land

from whence We came

upon which We stand

to be celebrated

(even as We remember 

the People degraded

the Land degradated)

We recognize

how this Land

is still Beautiful

and continues to 

feed All People

which reminds Us how

fear blinds Us to how

We are all Interrelated 

and how We 

need All People

and this Land

to be Yours and Mine

and Ours in order

to Live and Love

across our distances

amidst our differences

by weathering the showers

of red-hot rage

and white-hot anger

that grieve Us 

and leave Us

tangled up in blue

through acknowledging our wounds

as a Source of Healing

(even as our tender

Senses are reeling

and can't quite reach 

consensus on what

We're All feeling)

and tethering Our Selves

to the Earth which gave

Us birth and the Love

which saves Us and 

shows Us our worth

togethering Us to what 

is Real and True

so through the thrall

of threatening torrents

throughout the Land

and the squall

of abysmal abhorrence

amongst the People

may We All

give Thanks

for Her

for Them

for Us

for You...

Amen.

#200wordprayers #HappyThanksgiving2025 #ThankfulNovember 

('Healing Together' © Simone Macleod)