WHAT MAY I OFFER Phyllis Hendersen August 2003 following Hope (Canada) AAF Conference presentation What may I offer to heal wounds that gouge into you Mother of Lyndi Mother of Afrika Your loss, my core your mother wound, mine Your pain – The pain of mothers in a sore, bleeding continent – healing as you offer forgiveness You, I humbly hail and beg forgiveness of, for my self contained American life The sword that pierced the heart of Mary plunged through yours and opens mine leaving a channel, of surging, pulsating Grace