spirit  of  the  blessingway

may the long time sun of the great mysterious

shine

eternally pure

with crystal radiance

both upon you and through you

to the singing earth

and to all the people of the earth

if i did not think it was important to be here

i would not be here

this is the time

this is the place

this is the most important place to be

this is the place

we are here

we are the ones who are here now

at the opening of this new cycle

we are the people

we are the ones who were sent

we are the ones who came

there is no other

look around you and remember

each of you

your own individual story

remember the wonder of the magic that drew us together

which has sustained us to this day

through adversity and serendipity

remember the magic that moves you

it brought you and it brought us to this very hour

remember the generosity of this day

remember the splendor of this place

and above all

remember the power that opened this cycle

we are here and we witness one another remembering

consider for a moment

how it is that all cycles have a beginning and an ending

when the day comes for this cycle to draw to a close

as all cycles do

they open and they close

when the day comes for this cycle to draw to a close

remember

remember

the magic which graciously opened this cycle for all of us

and remember

the generosity of this day and this place

and allow it to close in the spirit of this same gracious magic

notice

notice

the creator’s generous provision for the gracious opening and closing of every cycle

notice

how the past and the future are both with us and before us

here and now

this is the sacred time

this is the sacred place

and we are here

we are the people

we are the people

who came to be here at the opening of this cycle

we will remember this place and this time

and we will remember this generosity

we can rely on the enduring nature of this love

now passing between us

— which is the creator’s generous way —

to nourish and sustain

to the end

and in this beginning

beloved

in the spirit of the blessingway

may the long time sun of the great mysterious

shine

eternally pure

with crystal radiance

both upon you and through you

to the singing earth

and to all the people of the earth

david barnes