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Praise to the Women on my Journey
by Rev. Melissa Bowers
 

To the women on my journey


Who showed me the ways to go and ways not to go,

Whose strength and compassion held up a torch of light 

        and beckoned me to follow,



Whose weakness and ignorance darkened the path and 

        encouraged me to turn another way.



To the women on my journey


Who showed me how to live and how not to live,

Whose grace, success, and gratitude lifted me
 
        into the fullness of surrender to God,



Whose bitterness, envy, and wasted gifts warned me 

        away from the emptiness of self-will.


To the women on my journey



Who showed me what I am and what I am not,

Whose love, encouragement, and confidence held me

        tenderly and nudged me gently,


Whose judgment, disappointment, and lack of faith called

        me to deeper levels of commitment and resolve.


To the women on my journey who taught me love by
 
        means of both darkness and light,


To these women I say bless you and thank you from the

        depths of my heart, for I have been healed and set free

          through your joy and through your sacrifice.







 
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This poem is published in the current edition of "Chicken Soup".
Rev. Melissa Bowers is autographing copies of the book to raise money
for a local coalition of Habitat for Humanity. If anyone would like
her to autograph a book for a particular woman as a gift, she would be
happy to do so. She will send the book (softcover) autographed to any
U.S. address for a donation of $15. From the proceeds, $3 will
go directly to Habitat for Humanity. Simply send a check and details
to Rev. Melissa Bowers at:

Rev. Melissa Bowers  -  Chicken Soup

511 N. Main St.

Lee's Summit, MO  64063-1966
 
RevMomB@aol.com>











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