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Our Father, Our Mother

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This beautiful short poem from Irene Zimmerman's book Woman Unbent blends the Lord's Prayer with a feminine perspective. The poem could be used easily with students or adults in a prayer setting.

Our Father, Our Mother,
so wholly in heaven,
so on-the-way, so be-coming
in every him-her-you-me
that ever on earth
was, is, will-be,
knead us every this-day
into one bread.

Acknowledgments

Saint Mary's Press book excerpt © 2000 Saint Mary's Press. Permission is granted for this book excerpt to be freely used for classroom or campus ministry purposes; however, it may not be republished in any form without the explicit permission of Saint Mary's Press. This book is currently out of print.

Published December 15, 1999.