Singing Authenticity into Creation

Singing Authenticity into Creation

A Trans Magnificat

Jennifer Alexander-Allen
3 min readMar 11, 2021

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And Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirt rejoices in God the Preserver, who has been mindful of my humbleness as handmaid.

For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for the Mighty One has done remarkable things by me, and holy is The Name. And the Lord’s mercy is for those who revere the Divine from generation to generation.

God has shown strength; God has scattered the proud in the schemes of their hearts; the Lord has brought down the mighty from their thrones and exalted the marginalized.

God has filled the famished with good things and sent the rich away empty. The Lord has raised the child Israel, remembering to be merciful, as promised to our ancestors, to Abraham and Sarah and to the Divine’s offspring forever.”

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Jennifer Alexander-Allen

Writer. Queer Theologian -- Published in "When We Become Weavers: Queer Female Poets on the Midwestern Experience" -- Pronouns: she/they -- @queeringcaitlin