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This is the blessing that we offer to women who are worried about ageing
Authors of The Lives We Actually Lead, Kate Bowler and Jessica Richie, share a blessing for those who are concerned about ageing.
Blessed are you who have reached a new age—
even if it doesn’t seem to fit.
It may feel too big. Too reductive.
Too limiting.
It may be marked by a life
you barely recognize.
The kids who have all moved out
or settled somewhere far away.
The work that no longer
sets the daily hum.
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