Transformation Prayer

i have heard that hurt people hurt people

and that healed people heal people.

but none of us are pinned in time like that,

defined by the pain that shaped us.

so isn’t it true that healing people are healing people,

and transforming people are transforming people?

i call on all that is beyond us that supports us,

and i cry out: may it be so!

may we be resilient with the discomfort of transformation.

where we carry privilege,

may we relentlessly show up

to the dismantling that is ours to do,

within us and beyond us.

where we have been harmed by systems of dominance,

may we know our magic and

may we find ease and thriving

beyond our ancestors’ wildest dreams.

as delusions of supremacy are further unveiled,

may we allow ourselves to tremble open

into deeper and deeper clear-seeing.

as intertwined systems of oppression are further unraveled,

may we hold each other close and know that

who and how we are together matters.

when we are weary,

may we allow ourselves to be

just as soft and just as strong as we are.

and when we move,

may we move knowing we are

never ever alone.

may we know, in our bones,

our connection to kindred throughout all of time-

to all beings in all dimensions who have

our mutual healing and collective liberation in mind and heart.

transformation is possible

may it be so.

transformation is happening

may it be so.

-Orion S. Johnstone