We take pause to honor and remember our Ancestors.
Those who are lost in time
and legacies came to be.
We think we are alone.
Yet there are those who considered us before we even became a thought.
They toiled.
They sacrificed.
They dreamed.
They failed.
They loved.
So that we could be.
And because they passed we think their work is done
and their time is gone?
Let us remember just as the ancient ones knew,
they are still with us.
Fighting our spiritual battles with fervor.
Nudging us and whispering encouragement in our ears.
Reminding us of who we are and how we came to be.
Protecting and wrapping us with their love.
Put your roots down and steady your stance.
Pause and feel their rhythms within you.
Hold up your head and face what you may.
And always remember.
(Take a moment of silence. Breathe. Call on their name/s.)
Amen. Ashe.