Prayers of forgiveness work on a personal level as well as politically and socially. Mutual forgiveness is the key to healing between men and women. Until we have healed the bitterness and misunderstanding that still underline the relationship between the sexes, we will continue to project our conflicts onto the canvas of the larger world.
MEN TO WOMEN.
"If I or any other man has ever done anything to hurt you, and for the manifold transgressions against women, you and every other, I apologize.
Please forgive me and please forgive us.
If you have ever felt demeaned, uncherished, or your women hood betrayed in any way;
If I or any other man has failed to see the light of your sex and the brilliance of your female spirit, on behalf of all of us, I am so sorry.
May the beauty of women and the power or women and the vision of women now burst forth in our world and in our consciousness.
May the mind of man be healed.
May the heart of women repair.
I commit to you and to the god of my understanding, that I am and shall be a man who sees your value.
I see your light.
Bless you and your sisters, our mothers and our daughters.
I shall teach my sons to honor you.
May we never go back.
Amen"
WOMEN TO MEN.
"If I or any member of my sex has ever done anything to hurt you or offend you or any other man, please forgive me and please forgive us.
If your life as a man has been stunted or thwarted by any woman, I now stand in her stead and apologize for me, her, for all womankind.
May the god of our understanding give us a healed vision of what it is to be a man.
May men receive this healing.
May we see your strength.
May we not emasculate.
May we honor your power and respect your mind.
I shall teach my daughters well.
May your past be healed, your future made new and strong.
May you reach your fullest joy.
Go with my love, and the love of all women forever.
Amen"
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