Feminist Angelus
Our Lady
Hail Mary
Woman of power
Prophet of God
Bringer of light
All generations have called you blessed
As mother
Lover
Resistance fighter
Pray for us as we turn to you
Gabriel reached out to Mary,
And trembling asked if she could, world
Yes,
she hugged her knees tight
And her belly became full
Hail Mary
Woman of power
Prophet of God
Bringer of light
All generations have called you blessed
As mother
Lover
Resistance fighter
Pray for us as we turn to you
Smoking by the bike sheds
Kissing boys with immature lips
Carrying, holding nurturing God
Her body shifting with fearful joy
Hail Mary
Woman of power
Prophet of God
Bringer of light
All generations have called you blessed
As mother
Lover
Resistance fighter
Pray for us as we turn to you
Through anger and shame
Hiding God under a school skirt
There came a light
Gushing waters of hope, and a gentle cry
That turned the world upside down
Hail Mary
Woman of power
Prophet of God
Bringer of light
All generations have called you blessed
As mother
Lover
Resistance fighter
Pray for us as we turn to you
Mary
Hold us like you held your baby,
A cry in one hand, bottle in the other
Those late nights when we encounter Christ, step by step
As mothers
Lovers
Resistance fighters
Always turning to you
Lu Skerratt is a non binary Anglican exploring embodiment through Christian leadership and queer non conforming experiences of faith. They are currently doing a DthM at Durham University looking at bodies and boundaries at the Eucharistic table, and are part of St Mark’s, Sheffield.
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