People keep saying that regardless of political differences we need to pray right now. So I’m praying.
Praying that everyone has equal access to quality healthcare in a healthcare system that doesn’t cause Black, fat, and disabled people to die at disproportionate rates because of biases that lead to people receiving inadequate care. I’m praying for the families that have already lost people to this disease because the ball was fumbled and it wasn’t taken seriously. I’m praying for all of the families of people whose lives were lost to police brutality and white supremacist violence. I’m praying for the people locked in detention centers and their families. I am praying for those who have been incarcerated to be used as slave labor. I am praying for the teachers and students being sent back into buildings before it is safe. I am praying for the essential workers - grocery workers, truck drivers, people in the medical field, farmers and migrant farm workers, etc. I’m praying for the houseless and the hungry and the people who have lost their jobs and businesses and are at risk of losing their homes. I’m praying for our elderly who are all alone and scared and confused. I’m praying for the addicts who still suffer and those who stopped suffering but are suffering again, and who can’t go to in person meetings. I’m praying for the people whose mental health has suffered because of quarantine and social distancing (when it didn’t have to be this bad for this long). I’m praying for people with mobility issues (like myself) who can’t access pools and other therapies, which for many are the only places to do exercise and joyful movement without injury. I’m praying for people with risk factors that have forced them to stay isolated because other people don’t take this shit seriously. I’m praying that maybe now people will take this shit more seriously. I’m praying that people start taking the white supremacist threat and the dangers of fascism more seriously. I’m praying that people have some sort of aha moment and stop being such raging bigots. I’m praying that all the people who have fallen for absurd conspiracy theories snap out of it and come around. I’m praying for a redistribution of wealth and that there be no more billionaires. I’m praying for reparations and decolonization and abolition. I’m praying for my parents. I’m praying for the aunties. I’m praying for all the family, both blood and chosen. I’m praying for the elders and the ancestors. I’m praying for the children. I’m praying for the animals and the forests and the rivers and the seas and the air. I’m praying for climate change to be taken seriously. I’m praying for my neighbors to stop being so selfish. I’m praying that soon I can tolerate foods other than oatmeal and ham and cheese sandwiches. I’m praying that someone will slide me their HBO password on the DL. I’m praying that someday I can rollerskate again. I’m praying that music venues can survive this mess, especially DIY spaces and those not supported by corporate giants. I’m praying for calm and inner peace. I’m praying for one of those bathtubs with the little door I can step right into and sit on the little seat and fill it to my neck so I can soak without worrying about busting my ass trying to get out. I’m praying that this winter will be less gray than usual. I’m praying that Panda and I both can stop feeling so anxious all the time. I’m praying for a season two of Cheer Boys. I’m praying for Chrissy Teigan and John Legend after their pregnancy loss. I’m praying for missing Black and Indigenous women. I’m praying for the loved ones of those found dead. I’m praying for all trans and nonbinary folks to be safe and respected and not othered, especially Black trans women. I’m praying for all of Constance’s loved ones. I am praying for victims of domestic abuse. I’m praying that all the marginalized people who are suffering right now will feel some relief.
So yeah. I’m praying. I’m praying an awful lot for someone who doesn’t believe in god per se. I’m praying to the universe and the ancestors and the energy that connects us all. I’m praying for things that are slipping my mind right now because I’m pushing 50 and post menopausal and my memory isn’t what it used to be.
Am I praying for the trumps and their evil band of racist shitstains who are totally fine with letting other people suffer and die as long as they are profiting? Am I praying for them too?
Yes. Yes I am.
I’m praying that if they recover from this they are all locked up and forced to make hand sanitizer and put out forest fires for nothing but old green pennies and wooden nickels for the rest of their lives.
Ase and Amen
Power to the people.
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