Blessings for Earth-Healers - Starhawk
We give thanks for all those who are moved, in their lives, to heal and
protect the earth, in small ways and in large. Blessings on the composter, the
gardeners, the breeders of worms and mushrooms, the soil-builders, those who
cleanse the waters and purify the air, all those who clean up the messes others
have made. Blessings on those who defend trees and who plant trees, who guard
the forests and who renew the forests. Blessings on those who prevent erosion,
who restore the salmon and the fisheries, who guard the healing herbs and who
know the lore of the wild plants. Blessings on those who heal the cities and
bring them alive again with excitement and creativity and love. Gratitude and
blessings to all who stand against greed, who risk themselves, to those who have
bled and been wounded, and to those who have given their lives in service of the
earth.
May all the healers of the earth find their healing. May they be fueled by
passionate love for the earth. May they know their fear but not be stopped by
fear. May they feel their anger and yet not be ruled by rage. May they honor
their grief but not be paralyzed by sorrow. May they transform fear, rage, and
grief into compassion and the inspiration to act in service of what they love.
May they find the help, the resources, the courage, the luck, the strength, the
love, the health, the joy that they need to do the work. May they be in the
right place, at the right time, in the right way. May they bring alive a great
awakening, open a listening ear to hear the earth's voice, transform imbalance
to balance, hate and greed to love.
Blessed be the healers of the earth.
About the Author: Excerpted from The Earth Path by Starhawk.
