Reflection

“I do not wish [women] to have power over men; but over themselves.” –Mary Wollstonecraft

Prayer

Good Creator,

Today in the U.S. we celebrate the passage of the nineteenth amendment and the broader recognition of women’s equality in every area of civil society. We know there is still so much more to be done so that women will enjoy equal treatment, compensation, and opportunity alongside men. As we continue our commitment to building a new community in your name, we are nonetheless glad to be able to celebrate the progress already made. And we pray moving forward that discrimination and separation will only continue to give way to unity and mutual respect, for we have all been created in your image and likeness. Amen.