About two dozen people got together at dusk Sunday at Pitt Street Bridge park in Mount Pleasant, S.C., to pray and sing for the Gulf.
With pluff mud in the background and fulls overhead, the gathering was poignant, sad and uplifting at the same time.
Organizer Tej Thompson wrote in an invitation that the evening event was to be a a non-religious gathering with prayer and songs from various spiritual traditions for “sea life, birds, animals, plants and people affected by this horrific tragedy.”
In an email, Thompson added a suggestion for how some in the Gulf states are gathering to offer prayer “‘channel our frustration at the pollution of the Gulf into a positive force for good:’”
The Process: Stand near, or in the Gulf of Mexico. Get centered in prayer. Direct your thoughts and energies to feelings of love and appreciation. When you are filled with loving thoughts speak the following prayer:
PRAYER: To whales, dolphins, manatees, pelicans, seagulls and all aquatic bird species, fishes, shellfish, planktons, corals, algae and all ion creatures in the Gulf of Mexico, and all waters on our earth…
I am sorry.
Please forgive me.
Thank you.
I love you.
Photo taken 6/20/2010 by Andy Brack at ISO 1250 due to low light.
Marilyn Blizard
On Saturday, June 26, over 500 communities across the globe will join hands on beaches, parks and cities, united against the dangers that offshore oil drilling presents to our oceans and marine wildlife, fishing industries and coastal economies, in “Hands Across the Sand”.
You can see at http://www.HandsAcrosstheSand.org that the mission is to steer America’s energy policy away from its dependence on fossil fuels and into the light of clean energy. The message is clear: No to offshore oil drilling, Yes to clean energy. Citizens from all walks of life will head to their local beach or park at 12:00pm in their given time zone, and will join hands in opposition of offshore oil drilling. You are most welcome to come to Kiawah’s Sandcastle Beach to share this moment with us. See the web site for directions. Come at 11 to savor this pristine beach with us.
Hands Across the Sand is a movement made of people of all walks of life and crosses political affiliations. This movement is not about politics; it is about protection of our coastal economies, oceans, marine wildlife, and fishing industry. Let us share our knowledge, energies and passion for protecting all of the above from the devastating effects of oil drilling.
Join hands with us and draw a line in the sand against offshore oil drilling.
Jun 21, 2010 @ 10:55 pm