{"id":426,"date":"2011-05-31T10:00:09","date_gmt":"2011-05-31T14:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/thequeenofmyself\/?p=426"},"modified":"2011-05-24T11:46:57","modified_gmt":"2011-05-24T15:46:57","slug":"our-mother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thequeenofmyself\/2011\/05\/our-mother.html","title":{"rendered":"Our Mother"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Since May is Mothering Month, I intend to post a diverse array of articles for the rest of the month, about and for mothers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our Mother<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>by <a href=\"daleallenproductions.com\" target=\"_blank\">Dale Allen<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our Mother who art within us<\/p>\n<p>Each breath brings us to you.<\/p>\n<p>Thy wisdom come,<\/p>\n<p>Thy will be done as we honor your presence within us.<\/p>\n<p>You give us this day all that we need.<\/p>\n<p>Your bounty calls us to give and receive<\/p>\n<p>all that is loving and pleasurable.<\/p>\n<p>You are the courage that moves us to be true to ourselves<\/p>\n<p>and we act with grace and power.<\/p>\n<p>We relax into your cycles of birth,<\/p>\n<p>growth, death and renewal.<\/p>\n<p>Out of the womb, the darkness, the void, comes new life.<\/p>\n<p>For you are the Mother of All Things.<\/p>\n<p>Your body is the Sacred Earth and our bodies.<\/p>\n<p>Your love nurtures us and unites us all.<\/p>\n<p>Now and forever more.<\/p>\n<p>*****<\/p>\n<p>Donna Henes is the author of <a href=\"http:\/\/thequeenofmyself.com\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Queen of My Self: Stepping into Sovereignty in Midlife<\/em><\/a>. She is the Midlife Midwife\u2122 offering counseling and upbeat, practical and ceremonial guidance for individual women and groups who want to enjoy the fruits of an enriching, influential, purposeful, passionate, and powerful maturity.<\/p>\n<p>Consult the MIDLIFE MIDWIFE\u2122:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.donnahenes.net\/queen\/consult.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"> http:\/\/www.donnahenes.net\/queen\/consult.shtml<\/a><\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>The Queen welcomes questions concerning all issues of interest to women in their mature years. Send your inquiries to <a href=\"mailto:thequeenofmyself@aol.com\" target=\"_blank\">thequeenofmyself@aol.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since May is Mothering Month, I intend to post a diverse array of articles for the rest of the month, about and for mothers. &nbsp; Our Mother by Dale Allen &nbsp; Our Mother who art within us Each breath brings us to you. 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