This is a prayer for all who wake needing courage this day:For the one whose landscape has been impactedby tragedy or disaster;For the one who has to say or do a hard thing;For the one who will show courage by walking away;For the one whose courage looks like trying a new thing. This is a… Read More
Thursday Prayer
May I restinto the larger Love;May I entrust myselfinto the most generous Grace;May I be easedby the most merciful Mercy;May I be supported bythe steadiest Presence;May I be with the One who is. Jemma Allen is a priest in the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia and expresses that ministry as a researcher, counsellor… Read More
Thursday Prayer: things that do not exist yet
You are the God “who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.” (Romans 4:17) We are locked down, we are sheltering in place, we are safeguarding our bubbles. We are trying to plan for all the contingencies, holding all the “if-thens” and the “but really it is… Read More
Thursday Prayer: Hiroshima Day
August 6 and August 9, 2020, are the 75th Anniversaries of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. For the hibakusha, the survivors of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki we pray: Peace, peace, peace! For all those affected by nuclear testing we pray: Peace, peace, peace! For our earth, and the places polluted by… Read More
Thursday Prayer: Your Kindom Come
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
