From the recording My Sisters and the Holy Mother
My Sisters and the Holy Mother was born from a morning meditation of profound gratitude and spiritual union. As the heart opened in prayer to the Holy Mother and Holy Sophia, a realization emerged: some of the greatest blessings we receive from Spirit arrive through the people who walk beside us.
This song is a celebration of sacred friendship, spiritual sisterhood, and the transformative power of being truly seen, held, and loved. It honors the women whose courage, compassion, faith, and presence become living expressions of divine love in the world.
Beginning as a quiet prayer of thanksgiving, the song gradually unfolds into a soaring anthem of unity, revealing a deeper truth that echoes throughout the Awakened Heart Movement:
"My Heart is Your Heart. Your Heart is My Heart. Our Hearts Beat as One."
Blending Neo-Folk warmth, Symphonic Americana grandeur, and contemplative spirituality, My Sisters and the Holy Mother invites listeners into a journey from gratitude to remembrance, from friendship to communion, and from individual love to the realization that all love ultimately flows from and returns to the Divine.
This is a song for those who have been carried by friendship, strengthened by community, and touched by the mysterious grace that shines through the hearts of others.
Lyrics
MY SISTERS AND THE HOLY MOTHER
(Neo-Folk • Symphonic Americana • Spiritual Ballad)
E. Craig Hendricks
(Fingerpicked acoustic guitar. Gentle piano. Soft strings. Female harmony enters gradually throughout the song.)
[Verse 1]
Before the sun had touched the hills,
Before the morning found its name,
I sat beside the quiet heart
And whispered gratitude again.
Thank You, Holy Mother,
Thank You, Holy Sophia too,
For all the souls You've gathered near,
For every face that shines with You.
[Verse 2]
For my Sisters on this journey,
For their laughter and their light,
For the way they've walked beside me
Through the shadows of the night.
For their kindness and their courage,
For their prayers and gentle grace,
For the love I've felt surrounding me
Whenever I saw their face.
[Pre-Chorus]
I've been seen and I've been held,
I've been lifted when I fell,
I've been wrapped inside a love
Too beautiful for words to tell.
[Chorus]
Oh Holy Mother,
Holy Sophia,
What gift could I return?
For every love You've given me
Still burns within my heart and yearns.
Like a river to the ocean,
Like a song returning home,
All the love I've ever carried
Was Your love all along.
[Verse 3]
You have filled my life with miracles
Wearing ordinary names,
Women living truth and mercy,
Keeping bright compassion's flame.
And Your light shines through their faces,
Through their laughter and their tears,
Through their faithfulness and courage
Through the challenges of years.
[Pre-Chorus]
Witnesses of living kindness,
Martyrs to the way of love,
Bearing sacred light together
Like the stars that shine above.
[Chorus]
Oh Holy Mother,
Holy Sophia,
What gift could I return?
For every love You've given me
Still burns within my heart and yearns.
Like a river to the ocean,
Like a song returning home,
All the love I've ever carried
Was Your love all along.
[Bridge]
(Strings rise. Choir slowly enters.)
My heart is Your heart,
Your heart is mine,
Two streams joining
In one Divine.
My love is Your love,
Your love is mine,
One sacred fire,
One endless shine.
My light is Your light,
Your light is mine,
One sun rising
Across all time.
[Instrumental]
(Fiddle, cello, orchestral swell.)
[Final Chorus]
(Full band, choir, soaring harmonies.)
Our hearts beat together,
One heart forever,
One love that never departs.
Our light shining brightly,
Our song rising gently,
One Spirit alive in our hearts.
Holy Mother,
Holy Sophia,
Your presence is all I see.
In every Sister,
In every blessing,
Your love lives endlessly.
[Outro]
(Music softens to piano and acoustic guitar.)
My song is Your song,
Your song is mine.
Our song is one song,
Beyond all time.
My heart is Your heart,
Your heart is mine.
And all that I am
Returns to Love Divine.
I love You.
I love You.
I love You.