Holy One, We are your people of peace in a world overwhelmed by violence. We are your people of reconciliation in a world where the powerful seek to divide and conquer. We are your people of community in a world literally sick with individualism. We are your people of sacrifice in a world of entitlement.… Read More
Friday Prayer: The Peace of Christ
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.” John 14:27 Perhaps this grieving is your peace. Perhaps this questioning This uncertainty This shaking of foundations Is the peace… Read More
Friday Prayer: For Juneteenth
*I realize Juneteenth is a uniquely U.S. celebration, but I trust the themes of freedom and celebration resonate around the world. God, Thank you for the celebration of Juneteenth: For those who claim the historical declaration of freedom, Who live within the spiritual reality of liberation, Who work for true justice in our country and… Read More
Friday Prayer: A Prayer for Reading the News
God of truth, Lead me to wise and honest news sources. May I discern well among the bombardment media. God of justice, Open my ears to the voices of people who are too often silenced, who need to be heard. Let me listen well to those who are different from me. God of joy, Show… Read More
Wit’s Ends Day: 10 Commandments of Zoom
I am the Reverend, your pastor, who invited you into this land of Zoom, out of the building where Coronavirus can spread. Thou shalt keep track of the Zoom links I send you. Thou shalt mute yourself when you are not speaking, even if you think you are the magical exception to this rule and… Read More
Friday Prayer: Come, Holy Spirit
Veni sancte spiritus. Come, Holy Spirit, breath of life. Come through the hard and holy remembrances of those who have been driven from this land, of those who have been enslaved, beaten, lynched, of families torn apart and landscapes that cannot be put back together. Veni sancte spiritus. Come through the stories written in scripture,… Read More
Wit’s Ends Day: TED Talks from Bible Characters
In these unprecedented (difficult, trying, challenging, unique, uncertain, etc.) times, the people of the Bible want you to feel supported and encouraged. That is why they are coming together for a virtual TED Conference! Drawing on the wisdom of the ages, they will share lessons for these days of social isolation during a worldwide pandemic.… Read More
Friday Prayer: You are With Us
God of the cross, you are with us in our struggles for justice, in our feelings of isolation, in our physical suffering. God of the Resurrection, you are with us in our deepest healing, in our claiming of your abundant life, in our embrace of a new reality. God of the Emmaus road, you are… Read More
Friday Prayer: Remind Us
Resurrected and Resurrecting One, As we lament the solemnity of this year’s Easter, As we long for lost in-person celebrations, As we grieve over ill, broken, and dying bodies, As we struggle with our own anxiety while trying to ease everyone else’s– remind us that your disciples cowered behind locked doors; remind us that even… Read More
Friday Prayer: On Good Friday
Holy One, On this heavy night, as the shadows deepen, We seek to walk with Jesus. With the glory of Palm Sunday behind us and the victory of Easter not yet come, We will sit in stillness with you– with our breaking, our broken hearts. In this world that is at once beautiful and holy… Read More
