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Boucherie Welcome and Butcher’s Prayer By Bryan Kyzar
Today we honor sacrifice and the traditions of the Boucherie‌ We honor the spirits of those who have given themselves for us. Man and beast. Warriors that fight for our safety. Animals that nourish us and our Creator that provides both. By harvesting our animals, growing our vegetables we gain a deeper respect for life and a pride that only comes from providing for yourself and working together. We must learn to not be dependent on an industry that makes us and the earth unhealthy in so many ways. It is our responsibility to teach others what we have learned here today. The emptiness and displacement many of us feel can be filled by returning to the primal things in life. Grieving. Sacrifice. Hard work. Community. Love. Pride in what you do and the understanding that in order for us to live another life must be given.
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Today is a celebration of those who live and those we have lost. It is a celebration of community togetherness and healing.
Prayer: We thank you, mother earth, for the gifts you have given us. The people we love. The air we breathe The water we drink and the food we eat. We ask that you give us the strength and wisdom to keep these things sacred and teach others to do so. We ask for a peaceful transition of the animal spirit we sacrifice today. Let it be willing so that we may live. We ask that you keep our warriors safe as they perform the task of the harvest. For these here in the physical and those in spirit we pray. Amen Photo courtesy of Jon Jackson
