Luke 1:46-51

God took one good look at me, and look what happened—

I’m the most fortunate woman on earth!

What God has done for me will never be forgotten,

the God whose very name is holy, set apart from all others.

His mercy flows in wave after wave

on those who are in awe before him.

He bared his arm and showed his strength,

scattered the bluffing braggarts.

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With some people there’s no doubt who’s responsible for their quality of life.

Is your character marked by divinity?

*Maria Wickwire reveals feminine archetypes in ceramic sculptures, hoping to encourage healing and forgiveness in our sometimes splintering world. Her “Fledgling” series evolved from a series she named after Terry Tempest Williams’ poem, “Once Upon a Time When Women Were Birds.” “When I started making the smaller ones, it seemed logical to call them fledglings,” she commented. “They are very small pieces, but powerful in their own way. Fledgling 30 is one of my favorites.” Find Maria on socials and at Mariawickwire.com

“Once upon a time, when women were birds, there was the simple understanding that to sing at dawn and to sing at dusk was to heal the world through joy. The birds still remember what we have forgotten, that the world is meant to be celebrated.”

Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice

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