Estes Park, Colorado \u2013 2004<\/span><\/em><\/p>\nMother Goddess and Father God,
I thank you for the Life I enjoy.<\/p>\n
I thank you for my family of blood and my family of spirit,
may I always show them the love and support they have shown me.<\/p>\n
I thank you for the Land, the Sky, and the Sea,
may I always treat them with honor and respect
and remember than I am a part of them
and they a part of me.<\/p>\n
I thank you for all the living things on the Earth,
our cousins and ancestors through the process of evolution,
may I show them compassion
and always honor their sacrifices.<\/p>\n
I thank you for this Pagan path that brings me
Wisdom, Truth, and Meaning,
for the Druids, ancient and modern,
who bring me context, structure, and guidance,
and for the Unitarian Universalists
who provide a place and a way
to put it all into practice
here and now.
May my words and deeds honor and support them all.<\/p>\n
Lastly, I thank you for speaking to me.
When you call, may my response always be
yes, yes, yes!<\/p>\n
Blessed be!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>Estes Park, Colorado \u2013 2004<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n