Soul food or I love witches!

My spiritual quest has wandered down many paths. I have studied two in depth beyond my own root tradition of Christianity; Native Spirituality and Wicca.  They each provide a place where my spirit is nurtured, my soul is blessed and I encounter the Holy One again.  When one is concerned about the spiritual health and growth of a community, it is important to be able to find places where your own spirit finds rest and renewal.
    It has been far too long since I have attended a Wiccan ritual.  Since I have moved out of the big city, I haven't been able to be part of many of the gatherings.  Tonight, however, the witches come here!  Thanks to a beautiful, graceful woman, a witchy sister, part of the clan gathered in our town.  She opened her home to about seven of us.  We shared a meal.  We did a ritual which she had planned with much love and creativity.  As we sat together amid the glow of the candles, enveloped in the gentle aroma of the incense, we sang and talked.  I sat between two strong wise women whom I love.  Their grace circled around me and held me as I soaked in the holiness of the time.  My battered and bruised soul needed exactly what was offered this night; the company of friends, the grace of sacred space and time and the profound presence of the Divine.  What a blessed gift to receive!