For the Women (feat. Amena Brown)

This one is "For the Women."
Every woman and girl deserves dignity, security, and opportunity-and the chance to live out the full potential God has placed within them. World Relief works through local churches to care for victims of gender-based violence, train women as health educators in their communities, teach women about agriculture and small business, and provide programs that instill dignity and worth.
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“We carry water on our heads babies on our backs, joy in our hips
We till the fertile ground in our garden, in our soul, in our children
We bear fruit, we grow we watch things grow, we yield fruit in season
We stand in front of fire, on the front lines in front of desk, behind camera, behind pulpit
In the face of war we face evil, we face violence, we face obstacles, we stare Struggle in the eyes and dare Struggle to stare back
We take flour, add water make tortillas, make porridge, make naan, make dumplings, make biscuits
Make do with hands that knead the dough, and build the bricks, and raise the babies, and teach the children, and fight poverty
We carry community in our wombs, on our backs, in our arms, in our chests
We take our words and gather them like so many sticks until they ignite, we build fire and around that fire we sing
We sing because a song always gives birth, We sing because a song always knows where the soul is wounded, We sing because a song always reminds us that we are at home in this body, in this skin and around that fire we dance
We dance to the tune of liberation, we dance for the women who have gone before us , for the women who are no longer here, for the women who cannot speak, we dance and fight for justice until every woman is free
Hear the drums in the rhythm we walk, as we speak our mother tongue, as we say prayers in our mothers’ tongues we find our language
In banana leaves and avocado, in mango and yams, in rice and seaweed we tell our stories while braiding the hair of our daughters, while standing in front of a board room, while building a business, while frying chicken
We tell our stories while leading the way in protest, while going to school, while performing surgery, because nobody gets to tell our stories for us, because our stories belong to us, because we belong to each other
We raise our hands, we raise our voices, we raise the next generation, we create, we pioneer, we invent
We look ahead, we know the way, we see no path so we use our feet to build one for the ones who will come after us, we leave a legacy in the sound of our laughter
Every day we build a world. Thank God for women.”
#internationalwomensday #worldrelief

[@sandradavis6858]

Amen Amen well describe

[@AmosNse]

Thank you all women. And God bless you.

[@Blauqkween]

I'm so proud of you Amena.

[@pheasantlady]

I am a woman. I am strong. I don't have my own children. I have educated many children. I am a wife, a sister, an aunt, and equally important, a friend. I don't use a strident voice to be heard. I speak softly to all creatures big and small. I am at peace with myself and those who are different from me. I respect Mother Nature, and treat her and everyone else on earth with respect. I avoid fools, and those who think they're entitled or better than anyone else. Being a woman is complicated and it means using the tremendous analytical powers we've been given. Skin color has nothing to do with being a woman. Nothing. Absolutely nothing.

[@dexterharris6455]

I want to get permission to use this on Sunday

[@nytrauma]

Same here, that was beautifully spoken and need to be shared....