John 20: 29b – Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe. Holy One, it is strangeto think of doubt at the same timeas we are crying Hallelujah! He is risen!But we are living with it We feel it when we watch the newsand see what is happeningin Ukrainewe ask… Read More
Saturday Prayer, November 27th – Preparing
Holy One, for weeks nowthe stores have been hawkingChristmas thingsand the television has been advertisingholiday specialsand persuading children thatthey really really really wantthis, that, or the other People have been bakingand houses are filled withtantalizing smellsWe are buying extra foodto accommodate the appetiteswhich seem to be biggerat the time of the year The argument continuesabout… Read More
Saturday Prayer, November 13th – Memories
Holy One, this is a month of rememberingof thinking about thosewho have gone before usand the paths which they have laid out for us. Sometimes those pathsare easy to followand we go down themwithout thinking aboutwhere they are leading us. But sometimes they are more challengingfilled with obstacleslike fallen branchesand rivers with no bridges. Then… Read More
Saturday Prayer, September 25th – To Everything There Is A Season
Holy One, we have just crossed from one seasoninto another.The bright sunshine of summerIs giving way to the colours of autumnand the leaves are showing offtheir beauty in the muted September sunlight. The days are still warmbut the nights are coolerand in the early morning there is a definite nip in the airforeshadowing colder days… Read More
Saturday Prayer
Holy One, can it be 20 years agothat our world changed forever?Can it be 20 years agowhen the Twin Towerscollapsed? We all rememberwhere we were and what we were doingwhen we heard the newswhen the unimaginable happened And now here we aretwenty years laterand still no wiserstill feeling no saferthan we did on that day… Read More
Saturday Prayer, July 24th, 2021
We are moving slowly through the summerFeeling the sun beating downAnd occasional days of rainWhen we enjoy a break from the heat Those are the days I most appreciate, Creator,For I am not a summer womanPreferring the cooler days of fall But I have learned that I cannot chooseWhat weather I will experienceOn any given… Read More
Saturday Prayer, July 10th, 2021
Even while we are starting to relax the rulesand easing restrictionswe are seeing other placesmoving even deeper into the pandemicand we remind ourselvesthat it is not yet over I am seeing friendsI am worshiping in communityI am watching children playing togetherand I think that it might be overbut then I look at Japanand I think… Read More
Saturday Prayer, May 22nd, 2021
On this Saturday morning, Lord,I thank you for rainbowsfor all of the colours whether they glow brightlyor appear as faded pastels I thank you for the redswhich I used to hatefor my hair used to be that colourand I was teased for itbut now I love all of the redheads in my life I thank… Read More
Saturday Prayer, May 8th, 2021
Lord, it seems that so many of us Are focusing our prayersOn the pandemicOn how our lives have changedAnd are continuing to change And we are forgetting to thank youTo thank you for the technologyWhich makes connecting possibleEven during a time of lockdownWhen we cannot physically meet So today I thank you for thatI thank… Read More
Saturday Prayer, March 27th, 2021
And just like that, Lord,Palm Sunday is arriving again.It’s been a yearSince the last oneAnd we have been inVarying degrees of lockdownFor this whole time There has been no processionInto Jerusalem orAny other placeNo donkeys borrowed for the MasterNo palm branches swayingNo crowds crying their HosannasNo cloaks tossed on the ground But there have been… Read More
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