We wrap our arms around children

By Maureen St. Clair
March/April 2010

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We wrap our arms around children worldwide
So we can love and protect
Guide and teach them
A new path
A new way to be in this world
Where they are leaders of Spirit and renewal
Where they are given the wings to be themselves
And the roots to their own decisions and destinies
We wrap our arms around children worldwide
And allow them to teach us
About unconditional love
Love without boundaries
Moment to moment living
The spirit of presence
The nowness of today
We wrap our arms around children worldwide
Creating an environment that supports
And nourishes their natural ability
To love and be loved
To find a sense of power
Their own power within
That involves sharing and guiding
Respecting and receiving
We wrap our arms around children worldwide
Who live deep within all of us
Crying, screaming, hurting
To be seen, heard, loved, respected
Empowered with goodness
We wrap our arms around children worldwide
That they may be protected by the cycles
Of violence and oppression
That lie deep within our societies, our communities, Our leaders, our families, our selves
We wrap our arms around children worldwide
And commit ourselves to creating
A new world perspective
Based on honouring our children
Where they are the seed
By which we grow our food, clean up our waters,
Our Earth, our selves so they can move freely
Based on getting it right for their future children
And their children’s children
We wrap our arms around children worldwide
And become their teachers of peace and spirit
Love and tenderness
Of renewal and trust
Of compassion
And empathy
Recognizing that all children
Are our children
We wrap our arms around children worldwide

Maureen St. Clair is a member of VICS (Volunteer International Christian Service). She shared this reflection at a gathering of VICS members and friends. Antigonish, Nova Scotia.

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