Loving God- You wind around each of our thoughts, infusing each image with love. Your light beams on each image which comes to the surface of our minds. Yet sometimes the words do not rise as they should. Sometimes words are hiding behind clouds of exhaustion, health issues, trauma, and fears. Our minds reach for… Read More
Words for Worship
Is Jesus speaking as one with authority, or is he challenging Sabbath practices? Or are you somewhere else entirely. Wherever you are, at whatever stage you are in preparation, you are welcome to use/adapt these words from the RevGalBlogPals community for worship or personal devotion time. If you use them in printed materials, please note… Read More
“I want to speak to the manager.” Hmmm. What does that mean for us?
Authority can be a slippery thing within a community of faith. We can make many mistakes around it. We may give it to those who can’t live up to it. We may reject authority altogether and lose its voice. We may pick and choose where authority can speak to our lives. These texts invite us… Read More
Narrative Lectionary: Are we the Pharisees? (Luke 6:1-16)
This week, in the Narrative Lectionary, we encounter the conflict between Jesus and the Pharisees for the first time. This conflict has been brewing for a while (see chapter 5), but it escalates here with the discussion over what can, and cannot, be done on the Sabbath day. As a preacher it may be tempting… Read More
Monday Prayer
“Lo, the apostolic train join, thy sacred name to hallow, prophets swell the glad the refrain, and the white robed martyrs follow; and from dawn till set of sun, through the Church, the song goes on.” Gild our hearts, paint our souls, beribbon our prayers as they make their way to you. Give our songs… Read More
Sunday Prayer: Time’s up!
Fearless Prophet,
you picked up the mantle of truth-telling
and went about the countryside
proclaiming “Time’s up!
The kingdom of heaven has come near.” Read More
Saturday Prayer
Lord, this has been an unusual weekAnd the oddness continuesWith posts vanishing into the etherEven though I know they were writtenAnd Bernie in his mittensAppearing in the strangest placesAnd Twitter and FacebookMaking unexpected changes But through it allOne thing is constantOne thing never changesAnd for that I am gratefulFor your love I am gratefulFor your… Read More
Friday Prayer
Consoling Spirit- For every spirit waiting for the other shoe to drop, we pray to you.For every person feeling the ache of slowly releasing muscles, we pray to you.For the peace of the souls who did not live to see this day, we pray to you. For those whose work made our todays possible, we… Read More
Ask the Matriarch: Keeping Zoom Gatherings Populated
As we approach a year of living with COVID, how do we pastors evaluate the effectiveness of remote church gatherings? How do we understand attendance numbers? This pastor wants to know how to keep parishioners participating. Dear Matriarchs, This past week, I have been contemplating many things. One thing has been the question many have… Read More
11th Hour Preacher Party: Calling All Disciples
Here we are in Ordinary Time or Weeks after the Epiphany. Being in the US, today was rather extraordinary as a new President and Vice President have been sworn in. I am filled with emotion. And sermons still need to be preached. Disciples are being called. What will your call be? In the Narrative Lectionary… Read More
