Saturday Prayer: An Offering

God,

I have some offerings for you today.

You probably don’t particularly want them,

but I know you don’t want me to have them.

So,

I offer my resentments

for the things I have to do for others

for the things no one is doing for me

for how early I have to get up, even on weekends.

I offer my stress

about saying or writing the wrong word at the wrong time

about having everything lined up and ready to go

about the world going to you-know-where in hand basket.

I offer my selfishness and my grudges,

my exasperation and my anxiety.

It’s an ugly and unwieldy offering, God.

But I trust that somehow your altar can hold it all

and your holy fire can transform it

into smoke of mercy,

ashes of grace.

Amen.

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Rev. Joanna Harader serves as pastor of Peace Mennonite Church in Lawrence, KS. Her blog is SpaciousFaith.com.

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