Dear God, The politicians where I live were voting to begin the process of banning “conversion therapy” today. (It isn’t really therapy – it increases distress and diminishes and destroys, so kind of the opposite of therapy really) We have had to hear all kinds of nonsense, purportedly on your behalf, as if you are… Read More
Thursday Prayer: for those waiting
Dear God, We have words of tradition, asking you to watch other those who work, or watch or weep. This prayer is for those who are waiting, for those who are pacing, for those who are frozen still, for those who are having all the feelings, and for those who are numb. This is a… Read More
Thursday Prayer: blessed are reconnections
Blessed are the reconnections: the sharing of a conversation in the garden, the carefully-spaced worshippers all in a room together, the fully-vaccinated family members who can finally hug. Blessed are the reconnections: the “how are you doing?” text, the “thinking of you” note in the mail, the “I miss you” phone call. Blessed are the… Read More
Thursday Prayer: for those who are in pain
This is a prayer for those who are in pain today. This is a prayer that asks for a blessing on all who suffer today. May there be respite, may there be an easing, may there be comfort or consolation even as the nerves burn, the wounds throb, the joints ache. Even as the heart… Read More
Thursday Prayer: Maundy Thursday
Dear God, A year ago I write a Maundy Thursday prayer when we were just learning how to shelter in place, how to worship in place. I did not imagine that we would still be learning: about hybrid worship, about how to clean the church to Covid-standards between services, about public health and epidemiology. So… Read More
Thursday Prayer: Chocolate
Dear God,This prayer isn’t very poetic,and it isn’t very Lenten either.But I’d like to thank you for chocolate.Most particularly I’d like to thank you for the chocolate almondsI ate yesterday afternoon,after going to a funeral and before seeing a client,that sustained me physically,and kind of emotionally too. I’d like to thank you for chocolate in general,especially… Read More
Thursday Prayer: God is good at loving
Dear God, I want to write lofty prayers,aspirations of laying down and picking up(worry/trust; judgment/compassionoverfunctioning/boundaries.) I want to be fullof the spirit of the season. I want to be creativeand prayerfuland have meaningful things to say. I want to be good at it.At Lent.At liturgy.At loving. But this is the season of fasting.Of letting go… Read More
Thursday Prayer: to see and to seek
Dear God, Your friend Julian* says that you desire to be seen, to be sought, to be expected, to be trusted. I am so grateful that the gifts you give are to the whole people of God. That I, on my own, don’t have to muster all the seeing, seeking, expecting and trusting. That we… Read More
Thursday Prayer: New Year’s Eve
This is a prayer for anyone who is not readyfor the New Year yet.Who is not readyto move on yet.Who doesn’t have energy for “New Year New You”. Who is still in the grief of it all,who isn’t ready to be gratefulfor it right now,or to turn all hard times into “growth”. This is a prayerfor anyone… Read More
Thursday Prayer: Christ is born
Even if the liturgy is glitchy,or there is a tech fault,Christ is born, Christ is born among us. Even if the fudge crumbles when you cut it,or the pastry is not your best,Christ is born in our midst. Even if the news is full of doom,and people are behaving terribly,Christ, the Prince of Peace, is… Read More
