Processing with God: Narrative Lectionary, Liturgy, Prayers
Enough, A Prayer of Olympic Boundaries
God, I stand in awe today.
Of those Black women.
The ones who stood up
and once again said…
enough.
Proudly.
With the Strength on their Ancestors,
and with the Radiance of their Daughters.
They pushed the limits of everything,
Body, Brain, Spirit, Heart
Including Fame, and when enough
was enough
They said enough.
I thank you
for the eloquence
of their embodied
passion
the quivering, vibrancy of life
that streamed out of Simone Biles* and Naomi Osaka’s Very Being
The Self-Evaluation that Let Them
Tell Themselves,
And the World
To Have Limits
To Set Boundaries
To Say No
To Own Your Own Body
and to Say
I am Enough
I Have Done Enough
I am Beautifully and Fiercely Made
I am God’s Beloved Image Bearer
Enough
And The Stars will Sing Out
And and Angels will Sing Out
And the Universe will Sing Out
For we Are All Important Parts of It
And It is Enough
Thank You For All You Have Done
Simone Biles*
Naomi Osaka
Never Doubt
You are Enough
I thank God for you
Thank you
For Giving Your All
Physically and Mentally
For All Your Yeses
And All of Your Nos
Thank you
May You Feel God’s Blessings Roll Down
And May You Feel That You Too
Are Enough
Amen.
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* with apologies with the wrong name before. I have a real issue (perhaps disability) with names which means that even though I double checked the name online my brain typed it wrong.
Pastor Katy has enjoyed ministry at New Covenant since 2010, where the church has solidified its community focus. She now works at Capital CFO plus as the Non Profit Director. All opinions expressed on this blog are her own and do not reflect those of Capital CFO plus. Prior to that she studied both Theology and Christian Formation at Princeton Theological Seminary. She also served as an Assistant Chaplain at Trenton Psychiatric Hospital and as the Christian Educational Coordinator at Bethany Presbyterian at Bloomfield, NJ.
She is an writer and is published in Enfleshed, Sermonsuite, Presbyterian's today and Outlook. She writes prayers, liturgy, poems and public theology and is pursuing her doctorate in ministry in Creative Write and Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.
She enjoys working within and connecting to the community, is known to laugh a lot during service, and tells as many stories as possible. Pastor Katy loves reading Science Fiction and Fantasy, theater, arts and crafts, music, playing with children and sunshine, and continues to try to be as (w)holistically Christian as possible.
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2 thoughts on “Enough, A Prayer of Olympic Boundaries”
katyandtheword 
Did you mean Simone Biles, or Nina Simone?
Thank you I have a real issue with names that is embarrassing