"Women Worthy": Reflection by Deacon Rita Lucey, ARCWP

A REFLECTION

Rita Lucey

September 2014

To all the women

Who birthed the sons

Nourished

Those nine months

In the womb

Brought forth

In pain

To proclaim a Christ

Forgotten

A Jesus whose words

Ignored

As men became

The lords

And patriarchy

Held sway

Denigrating the

Womb that bore them.

Oh these many years

Chastened, scourged

Found less than

We cried “Let us in”

We too are worthy!

But “No!“ they said

Parading in their royal

Robes and pointed hats

Red slippers and

Golden crosses

Speaking untruths

Through their

Power

Humbled, humiliated

We knelt in obedience

To the powers that were

That are,

And LO! That day when

They are no more

And we take our rightful place

With our brothers

Side by side

Priests ordained to be

And our children

And grandchildren

Sing

Hallelujah

Christ is truly risen!