Sister, long misunderstood
Misrepresented
Priestess of The Good
At worst portrayed
Prostitute, possessed
Somehow sick and
Repentant at best
They had to
They had to
Make you less
For you were more
Than they could bear
More than bare breasts
And perfumed hair~
First Awake!
Most Aware!
Not coincidentally there
But The One Who *Knew*
And so could *See*
The Song of Songs
That sets us free
Oh, Magdalene!
Come, sing through me!
Oh, Magdalene!
Oh, Mary!
~Cheryl Anne Maris
a song on the Eve of the Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene 2021
“Magdalene’s Rose” painting by Danielle Storey; hanging over my main home altar.
She has become a special companion on life’s journey. When I was researching her story in preparation for my sermon “Mary Magdalene: Apostle to the Apostles” back in Colorado. I really love these lines— They had to
They had to
Make you less
For you were more
Than they could bear
More than bare breasts
And perfumed hair~
She was more than they could bear… patriarchy at its worst!
The practice of Christianity would certainly be different today if Her Way of
understanding and teaching the Wisdom of Jesus had been embraced and not feared and dismissed.
Brigid's Hearth 
She has become a special companion on life’s journey. When I was researching her story in preparation for my sermon “Mary Magdalene: Apostle to the Apostles” back in Colorado. I really love these lines— They had to
They had to
Make you less
For you were more
Than they could bear
More than bare breasts
And perfumed hair~
She was more than they could bear… patriarchy at its worst!
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The practice of Christianity would certainly be different today if Her Way of
understanding and teaching the Wisdom of Jesus had been embraced and not feared and dismissed.
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