International Women’s Day
Look! We are all around you:
Woman of courage, compassionate, patience.
Our number is legion, our gifts diverse,
our goal one and the same:
that history hear, that history is cognizant of,
that history will one day recall our names.
We honor the women of the scriptures,
especially Mary, the Mother of Jesus,
whose courage, persistence, love, and fidelity
kept the lineage of faith alive.
We honor the women of Jesus’ time
Who cared for the community of believers;
Who followed Jesus to Calvary;
Who buried Him;
Who proclaimed Jesus’ resurrection;
Who passed the Gospel to their families, friends and strangers.
We honor the valiant women of our own time
Who nudge us back on track;
Who remind us of the promises of Christ;
Who claim the Gospel for women too;
Who preach the reality of wholeness;
Who strain against a patriarchal church;
Who challenge us to grow!
- Adapted from Miriam Therese Winter’s “Valiant Women”
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