Lord, Some of us today are walking in deep waters. We feel ripped apart by the rage and confusion around us. We truly fear for our safety and those we love. Help us stay calm and trusting in the one who calms the seas. And Lord, Some of us today are able to escape the… Read More
Friday Prayer: Watching for the arc
We wait for you, Lord More than watchers of the morning, More than mourners in the evening, More than questioners of your timing. We wait for you, Lord In the cacophony of pain, In the silence of our doubts, In the answers that do not comfort. We wait for you, Lord The one who formed… Read More
Friday Prayer: Bearing Fruit
God of us all, I feel surrounded by angry words, and political posturing, and fear. So much fear. I know the tasks on my list left to do this week, but they feel impossible. I worry that I’m not saying enough, praying enough, doing enough. I feel inadequate to the tasks ahead. Holy One, Give… Read More
Friday Prayer: I need a sign
O Holy One, There are days that I wonder “Is there good in the world?” because it feels so evil and dark. So… hopeless. Greed, anger, selfishness, misogyny, homophobia, prejudice and lying… But you, Holy One, are good and gracious, holy and Light Eternal. You stretch us, encourage us, and remind us to look for… Read More
We who believe in Freedom cannot rest
A week ago, I sat listening and praying in Ebenezer United Methodist Church on Capitol Hill, an historic black church. I attended at the invitation of a friend who was part of the arrests in the Capitol on July 13th of this year. She and others were taken to lock-up for praying and singing in… Read More
Friday Prayer: Breathe
Friday Prayer: For the unseen faithful
Thank you, Lord, for those faithful ones we never see on front pages or in important spaces… – for those who study and write and preach and plan services, for their faithful service feeds your people, week after week. – for those who endure lock-ins and pizza nights and summer camps and earplugs-required concerts, for… Read More
Friday Prayer: Walking in Pride
Holy One, We who fit in just pink or blue Are finding You in the rainbow of love’s expressions. We who have been comfortable in our binary lives Are learning the beauty of others’ realities. We have failed to listen, Lord. We have failed to welcome them. We have failed to speak up when they… Read More
Friday Prayer: Driving lessons
Dear Lord, Forgive my lack of wisdom and the way I can’t seem to follow your instructions. I insist on getting lost, and, I seem to like it that way. You offer gentle guidance and I drive away with no sense of direction. You tell me to ‘take it easy” and I end up with… Read More
Friday Prayer: We look to You
We look to You We lift our eyes up to the skies Rosy with the dawn of new hope, new promises and chant our praises to You. We look to You When others disappoint or hurt us, Even though our aching hearts can hold no more sadness, We trust Your love will heal. We look… Read More
