A Petition for Imbolc
We go on our knees and welcome you in
Brigit, noble woman
open hearts and eyes to you
threefold goddess
saint of many truths
Preserve us through storms and challenges
through division, disruption, and nightmare
Shield us from fire, from flood, from drought
from doubt and anger and fear
Put nothing in our paths that will bring us to ruin
Never let us drown in the sorrow of life
dear Brigit
Keep us safe
in every moment of our hardship and disease
the unavoidable trials of living things
Keep us safe
that we may find healing even in dying
May the health of our souls and bodies
be protected from despair
May we retain sovereignty over ourselves
free within the mutual obligation
of a people bent on caring for itself
Help us to be the people we envision together, goddess
filled with your inspiration, compassion, and fire for what is right
We lay before you a great meal tonight Brigit
potatoes and kale
oat cakes and ale
and we draw back our chairs to eat with you
our noble goddess, our blessed saint
our comrade, our helper, our guide
Image: "Figure Kneeling in Prayer” by Marius Abel (1856). Shepherd Gallery, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Note: Inspired by, but not a reworking of, "Blessing of Brigit” from Carmina Gadelica Volume III
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