A Candle for Remembrance; A Juneteenth Working "Standing in the present, on the ground of history and with one foot in the future, I hold the significance of today in my heart and my mind. To step into a future with willful intent, I must acknowledge the size of the step before me, and shine a light so that I can see it. My past is as important as my future, for my ancestors are as relevant to my story as my children. And so I light this candle in remembrance of the souls that died in physical, spiritual, social and mental pain…. I light this candle in remembrance of the children who watched the horror of slavery become their future. I light this candle for the women who were taken again and again. I light this candle for the men that were broken time after time. I light this candle for the generations that have carried this pain in their psyche, a part of their unconscious schema. I light the candle for those who fought and died before tasting freedom. I light this candle for those who STILL fight. I light this candle for all that experience the horror of history manifest throughout time, and through generations. I light this candle for my White brothers and sisters today that carry the guilt of a pain they did not cause. I light this candle for my Black brothers and sisters that know not who they are and are fighting through a whitewashed world to find the root of their souls. I light this candle for JUSTICE. I light this candle for the revolutionary then and now. I light this candle for them. I light this candle for you. I light this candle for our children. I light this candle for me. I light this candle for healing. And so it is… and it shall be. ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE FOREVER So mote it be." patheos/blogs/daughtersofeve/2013/06/a-candle-for-remembrance-a-juneteenth-working/
Posted on: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:30:12 +0000