“𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗰 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲.” The first part of my prayer wasn’t captured here, but it’s all good! It’s deeply fulfilling being invited to bring a sprinkle of spirituality, inspiration, and grounding to sacred, public rituals such as this. What a meaningful Juneteenth at the African American Civil War Museum this past Friday, in Washington DC. 💞 Below is the prayer I shared: 𝑆𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑖𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝐿𝑖𝑓𝑒...

𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗪𝗮𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗖 This morning I spent Juneteenth celebrating at the African American Civil War Museum in Washington DC. This celebration began with a program that included a ritual reading of the names of the African Americans who fought in the Civil War. For this sacred event, I was invited to say a “Prayer for Juneteenth & the City” and...

🎙️ 𝗗𝗖 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 – 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗧𝗢𝗣 | 𝗪𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗼𝗻'𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 | 𝗗𝗖, 𝗠𝗗 & 𝗩𝗔 🗞️ 🏳️‍🌈 It’s an honor when hashtag#CommunityMinistry is recognized and shared within our community. Special appreciation goes out to the DC Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs for supporting our interfaith service with resources and funds. This past week, I and three others from this year’s DC Pride Interfaith Service Planning Team (hosted...