hail
bright vision
great
spirit
kind
mother
we
are your children who circle your world
may
we be your wisdom
may
we be your laughter
may
we be your spirit a foot in the world
at
one, at one, at one, at one
at
one, at one, at one
at
one, at one, at one, at one
at
one with your spirit a foot in the world
REFRAIN:
purify our hearts and
purify our minds
cast out all that blocks us from thee
may we be your window
through us may you shine
grant us your vision to be
at
one with the stars from which dust we are made
at
one with the light that we seek
at
one with the salt sea from which we have come
at
one with the voices that cry out to be free
REFRAIN
at
one with the circle
the
circle of life
at
one with our family
our
brothers our sisters
lovers
and friends
all
our relations at the jubilee
Being the Sunday closest to Yom Kippur Reverend Megan chose to speak on atonement. The text of her sermon can be found here: http://scuu.org/site/content/remove-our-shortcomings.
A mentor once told me that atonement means "at one-ment", restoring our oneness with our source. When I thought about a prelude what came to my mind was the 3/4 heartbeat rhythm and how a drumming teacher used to chant to it the words "We are one, we are one, we are one". You'll form the rhythm if you chant "bomp bomp <pause> bomp bomp <pause> bomp bomp <pause>" with equal time given to the bomps and pauses (silence at the pauses). The sound is like a beating heart which is perhaps why it suggests the oneness of all to many of us. In my mind I heard "at one, at one, at one" in place of "we are one, we are one, we are one" but conveying much the same idea. The 3/4 heartbeat forms the underlying rhythm of the chant.
This is the first time I've written creatively in months. It seems I need a reason to write.
May we all be blessed
