I wait, I breathe, I listen.
Until it’s my turn.
My voice is part of a collective effort.
I am not here to speak to every thing,
but to speak truth in the ways that I am called –
grounded in who I am,
my experiences, my story,
our experiences, our story,
grounded in what and with whom
our hearts are intertwined
in these few minutes of prophetic witness.
My voice is part of a collective nudge
to topple the ways of Empire,
to steward Creation, tend to our Siblings,
and live in to my humanity.
Regardless of outcome,
our movement will be stronger,
our community enriched.
I wait, I breathe, I listen.
Until it’s my turn.
Rev. Jeanelle Ablola