A Prayer for MMIWG2S
A Prayer for MMIWG2S
Mother Earth, Grandmother Moon, we pray to you.
We pray that you hold our tears of sadness.
We pray that you hold our hearts aching with grief.
We pray that we will see our grandmother, mother, sister, daughter, aunt, and friend once again.
That they are not lost to us forever and have returned to the stars above us, without us.
We pray to you.
We had to report that she hadn’t been seen and is unreachable.
We know the truth in our hearts that she is part of a growing group.
A group that no one wants to be a part of but so many are.
Our fears are confirmed in one phone call.
She’s been found but is no longer with us.
We pray for you dear one.
We are one of the lucky ones.
We know where you rest, alone in those final hours.
So many are left to wonder where their loved ones are.
What happened to you? So many are left to wonder, where are you,
are you still alive?
We pray for you.
We have become accustomed to the reality that our women and girls may never return each time they step out into the world.
We have become accustomed to the reality that this epidemic is greater than us and is global.
We have become accustomed to the loss of loved ones and to grief.
We pray for all of us.
We look within and find the strength to continue on.
Listening to the Creator, we express our gratitude for the beauty that surrounds us and is within us.
We smile, we laugh, we cry, we are humble and resilient.
We remember and carry on, without our loved ones.
Help us Creator.
We pray to you.
By Connor Sarazin
Resources
KAIROS: MMIWG Info-Hub
Native Women’s Association of Canada: Violence Prevention and MMIWG2S+ Resources
Assembly of First Nations (AFN): MMIWG and ending violence
National Association of Friendship Centres: National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls & Gender Diverse People
