Then Mary Stood Up
What makes Mary Magdalene so unusual is not that she lost a beloved teacher and friend to a cruel, unfair, and seemingly capricious death. What makes her unusual is that she was able to stay present for the suffering. She didn't turn and walk away: she kept vigil until her teacher's last breath, until Jesus' body was taken down from the cross. What makes her someone to emulate is that she also kept her heart open. She was able to see new life and also welcome joy when it was least expected, and to proclaim it with courage and conviction. We so desperately need role models for that capacity right now.
Kayleen Asbo
On hearing some unknown music, I felt a bolt of recognition. I found myself suddenly back in the flames to which so many women have been consigned who dared to speak and act from women's wisdom. I knew this act of terror, intentional torture meant to silence and traumatize women healers so horrifically that none would dare remember their healing craft. [...]
I'm not sure women are celebrated, at least not yet, not internationally, not even down the street, especially after this past year.
The pandemic took such a toll on women; one that may never be righted. The recession of 2020 has been labeled a "she-session" as the loss of jobs and the economic downturn disproportionately affected women. [...]
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France, Var, Sainte Baume
It was the strangest thing.
She'd never cared before about winning.
Life had been about basking in the sun
at the entrance to her burrow.
Sometimes when when she was warm enough,
she'd plod off in search of leaves. [...]
GOALS
Someone asked me how I could possibly want to write down my new years goals after a year like 2020!
Mary Stood
There are so many images of Mary Magdalene, most based on untruths, many portraying her as weak or weeping, the penitent. But there is one image of her that clarifies her place of authority.
She stood. [...]
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The Hug: A bodily embrace, two arms wrapped around another person, one arm casually draped over a shoulder; or the awkward clasp between two people who are supposed to like each other, but don't.