HP Rivers

  • Mother’s Day III – Worship Her

    The best midwives know that birth is best left to nature,That their role is to hold space for that moment of raw creation –That moment where Mother and Child are born,Roared into reality, trial by ring of fire and labor of love They know pushing on one’s back is easier for the doctorAnd works against…

    HP Rivers

  • Final Master’s Project – Anagape Trauma and the Beloved Community

    This is my presentation of my thesis project for my Master’s of Religious Leadership for Social Change at Starr King School for the Ministry. It has been an incredible labor of love and a healthy dose of tears and swear words over the last year, and I couldn’t be more proud of it. I hope…

    HP Rivers

  • For Ruth

    Blessed ancestor,Guardian of dignity,Champion of WeWho would be called “less than,” Rest easy. For the tears will not dryUpon our cheeksBefore we focus our griefOn all the work left to do. May her memory be a revolution.Blessed Be.

    HP Rivers

  • Christianity-Informed Patriarchy in the United States as a System of Oppression

    This paper and presentation are the product of two semesters of work at East Tennessee State University. I am proud of myself for the quality of the work and just for completing it, especially in the midst of single parenting, relocating to a new state, starting a new career, and continuing on the beautiful and…

    HP Rivers

  • A Pagan Retelling of the Prayer of St. Francis

    Goddess, make me an instrument of peace…

    HP Rivers

  • Most High

    You are more Godde/Enshrined in human form/Than I ever knew I believed in…

    HP Rivers

  • On Beauty

    Physical beauty is a raindrop where spiritual beauty is an ocean. In a culture that capitalizes on low self-esteem, we are instructed to hate ourselves. We are taught early to mask our flaws, hold in our stomachs, cover our blemishes, and conceal our humanness. It is a radical, courageous, and necessary thing to practice self-love,…

    HP Rivers