A Prayer for Our Daughters Around the World

May the nations of the world and its religious communities celebrate the girl-child's birth with as much pomp, circumstance, and opportunity as her brother's; honor her body and natural processes without shame and violence; and allow her equal access to its pulpits and altars, thrones, boardrooms, and negotiating tables. As it was in the very beginning may it be now.

Telling Our Daughters the Truth

May we tell our daughters, granddaughters, and nieces the whole truth. Of ancient beliefs in a Great Mother who gave birth to the cosmos and its inhabitants; of ancient times when it was from the mother, the giver of life, that the line of the generations was traced; of ancient women who celebrated themselves as the embodiment of the Great Mother and who celebrated the birth of their daughters. As it was in the very beginning may it be now.

The Divine Within Them

May our daughters, granddaughters, and nieces discover the divine within them and love her fiercely. May they honor her face as they look into the mirror. Bless her body as they shower and bathe. Celebrate her life in the telling of their stories. May they face her without shrinking, she is lovely to behold. May they face her without cringing, she is not their judge. May they face her without drawing away, she offers them the abundance of life. May they turn toward her with assurance and determination. As it was in the very beginning may it be now.

~ Patricia Lynn Reilly

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