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90 Creating Circles & Ceremonies
104. Blessing & Sharing
The High Priest or High Priestess stands
before the altar, wand outstretched over the
food in one hand and goblet in the other.
Each covener holds their own cup in both
hands. The High Priest intones:
Goddess who grows within the fields
God who drives the beasts,
Bless this food our planet yields
And join us at our feast.
We have Food where there is hunger,
Love where there is isolation,
Wisdom where there is doubt,
And Strength where there is fear.
Let us not forget to share our best
With others at their worst
So that the world may someday rest,
Never hunger, never thirst
Blessed Be!
The coveners respond with “Never Hunger,
Never Thirst. Blessed Be!” and all take a sip
in salutation. They pour a little bit of the
drink into the libation bowl.
—Crow Dragontree
105. Bread & Water Blessing
The seed of life is roused to grow
By the passionate heat of the Sun’s desire.
Thus we’re nourished; this we know
By Earth and Sun; Rain, Wind and Fire.
May you never hunger.
From the Sea we all were born,
Within the womb our souls ensnared.
Unto the Well we shall return,
Our lives, through Water, ever shared.
May you never thirst!
—Oberon Zell
106. Bread Blessing
The seed of life itself
Is roused by the heat of the Sun’s desire
Fills the womb of the Earth’s belly
Is kissed by the Air’s breath
And caressed by Her flowing Waters.
From these do we come
By these are we nourished
To these we return
Blessed Be
—Avilynn Pwyll, 1992
107. Autumn & Winter Bread Blessing
Together we break bread.
Our Lord died
for when the grain was cut in the field
it was His body sacrificed
that we might be sustained by bread.
Our Lord is living still in this loaf.
Our Mother has created Him,
sacrificed Him,
now gifted him with new life in the loaf,
gifted us with life through this loaf.
We break bread together.
Thus are we sustained,
filled with His joy and power.
We break bread together.
Thus are we sustained
not only by the bread
but by each other’s company.
So be it.
—Francesca de Grandis
108. Bread Blessing
Grain ripened by the Summer Sun
Baked in the belly of the oven;
The bread of life is the body of our Lord;
May you always have sufficiency!
—Oberon Zell
109. What a Friend We Have...
What a friend we have in Cheez-Its;
Saffron wafer of delight!
Golden squares with central vision,
Guiding us to clearer sight!
If you hold your wafer
To the bright and shining Sun,
You can see the light beams shining through;
What a friend we have in Cheez-Its,
Snackrament we love to chew!
Long past, in the Days of Legend,
When Star Trek newly had its birth,
Our ancestors met to honor
Sacred Fridays with sweet mirth!
And the precious snackraments
Were passed around the Circle:
Strange popcorn and the tasty yellow squares;
What a friend we have in Cheez-Its;
Pass on what the Ancients started there!
—Maerian Morris