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Cultivating Seeds of Liberation Prayer Cycle Launch and 20th Anniversary Celebration!

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Thank you for celebrating the release of our sixth prayer cycle Cultivating Seeds of Liberation and the start of the Abbey’s 20th year! We had a beautiful time gathering in community for prayer, contemplation, story, and song.

The audio podcasts for each day will be released weekly over the next seven weeks with the video podcasts coming in 2026. Listen to Day 1 Morning and Evening Prayer here or on your favorite podcast platform such as Apple or Spotify.

Music for the prayer cycle is available on our album Cultivating Seeds of Liberation: Songs of Justice and Joy. The digital download is available on Bandcamp. It will be released to stream across music platforms in the coming weeks. 

The prayer cycle is a free resource that includes contributions from many vibrant writers, artists, musicians, and dancers who are compensated for their work. If you have the financial means to support this resource, a donation in any amount is most appreciated and can be made here.

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