We will not break

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We may bend but we will not break. We may struggle but we will not surrender. We are the family of hope. We are people from around the world who believe in a peaceful future for the Earth and all her children. We value love and practice justice. We are keepers of a promise made long ago. We are the unexpected change that many have prayed to see.

          Steven Charleston

 

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you,

    and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;

when you walk through fire you shall not be burned,

    and the flame shall not consume you.

          Isaiah 43:2

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We live in a world of wildfires

And floods

 

Constantly threatened

On the edge of doom

 

Hurricanes, droughts,

Wars

Fascism, genocide

 

Wave after wave the waters come

Driven by the winds of

Hate and fear

 

Roaring, driven by the wind

It has created

The fires rage

 

Where do we go when the floods come?

          How do we escape the fire?

 

We seek a hiding place, where we can be safe

A rock on which to stand

 

But sometimes we cannot hide.

And underfoot is nothing but sinking sand

We will pass through the waters

We will be burned

 

The flickering light t of our computer screens and smart TVs

Proclaim impending doom

 

Breathe

Deeply

Remember, remember, remember

Sacred is woven into the planet

Sacred dwells in us

 

Even though, even though, even though

Malevolence is certified,

the planet burns,

And hate seems to prevail

(where o where is love)

 

We believe (help our unbelief)

We the carriers of the Spirit

are keepers of the promise

 

We, small, inconsequential, unimportant,

Lurking on the fringes

Of the systems of power

 

Are salt flavoring

We are yeast, changing

 

We are overcomers