Fire our imagination O Holy Spirit of Wisdom! Help us to see beyond what is, to a vision of your kindom. Inspire us, revive us, that we might let go of trying to fix what is, to edit, as if our structures and institutions are templates for a slightly better future if only we fix… Read More
Thursday Prayer
Dear God, The prophets cry No justice! No peace! Black Lives Matter! The systems of oppression, the practices of white supremacy are again being exposed. We pray for change. Sustain us in action. Fire our hearts with your love for the world. Amen. Jemma Allen is a priest of the Anglican Church in… Read More
Thursday Prayer: Blessing for exhalation.
Breathing in, I know I am breathing, alive, lungs full, ready to speak, to shout. Bless my breathing out, the words my breath will carry. Breathing in, I feel my ribs expanding, I am in my body, my living body, steady. Bless my breathing out, the rooting down to stand. Breathing in I feel my… Read More
Thursday Prayer: quarantine slump
This is a prayer from the day when it feels impossible to stand in another socially-distanced queue. This is a prayer from glasses-fogged face-mask wearing weariness. This is a prayer for missing friends and loved ones and longing for hugs and shared laughter where you don’t have to worry about your outbreath and how far… Read More
Thursday Prayer: for pandemic panic
So much is uncertain You are a rock and a refuge Steady. There is so much fear You are a shelter and a comfort Rest. We are assailed by doubt and grief: Yours is the voice that stills the storm Calm. Decisions to make, tasks to do You are the source of wisdom. Trust. We… Read More
Thursday Prayer: Improvising
Dear God, We are improvising: learning how to be pastors when there are no in-person gatherings for worship; making dinner with what is at hand including those things bought because they would be “good to try” or “seemed a good price”; we are trying our hand at haircuts and dog grooming; finding ways to celebrate… Read More
Thursday Prayer: Maundy Thursday in the time of covid19
There is no altar to strip, no fair linen to fold: yet so much of what is familiar has been stripped away in these days of shelter in place, of quarantine, of lockdown. We cannot wash one another’s feet, remembering Christ’s act of humble service: but we will wash our hands in love for… Read More
Thursday Prayer: about Covid-19, again.
Dear God, This is another coronavirus prayer. It seems impossible to talk to you about anything else without talking first about the pandemic. More than 1 million cases around the world now. A third of the globe’s population in some kind of lockdown. I know you know this, but all the conversations I have these… Read More
Thursday Prayer: For Clergywomen
Today in the calendar of my denomination we remember George Herbert “and all saintly parish priests”. This prayer has a wider view of priests and pastors worth celebrating! For clergywomen, of every community and tradition, that we might grow in holiness, grace and wisdom: God who calls us, hear our prayer! For those who lead… Read More
Thursday Prayer: COVID-19
For those who are sick and those who care for them, that they might be restored to health and receive all that they need this day: Gracious God, receive our prayer. For those who have died and those who mourn, that they might know consolation: Gracious God, receive our prayer. For nurses and doctors, and… Read More
