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Uniting the Divine Feminine and the Divine Masculine: A Sacred Marriage
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Mary, we did not know you.
Kept hidden for centuries you were despised,
A Queen not seen, under harlot’s disguise.
Mary, we did not know you.
Mother of all life, soul of our being, center of all our longing,
who shines for all and flows through all,
Be with us, guide us, now and always.
Leader: The season of Lent calls us to journey along the edge, to anticipate that final trip to Jerusalem.
Group response: Lent call us to the cutting edge, when the wheat falls to the ground and new life comes forth.
On the altar: 4 candles for the directions, a wreath with 4 candles around the edges and a 5th (larger) candle in the middle.
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Calling the Circle
Lighting the altar candles, white candle in the center:
Mother of all life, soul of our being, center of all our longing,
who shines for all and flows through all,
Be with us, guide us, now and always.
A ritual of remembrance drawn from many traditions.
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It lurks in the shadows, hidden from our vision;
It lurks in the shadows, often disguised with patronizing deeds;
Mother of all life, soul of our being, center of all our longing,
who shines for all and flows through all,
be with us, guide us, now and always
