the lily’s bloomthe grazing doethe secret smile For each seed of tenderness we are grateful;for each planting of joy we give you thanks. the hazy dawnthe rolling thunderthe friendly silence For each seed of wonder we sing gratitude;for each planting of patience we give praise. the quiet streamthe held handthe deep breath For each seed… Read More
Friday prayer: a sturdy house
A house divided against itself cannot stand. And yet, we resist one another at almost every turn. “That’s not what I want.” “You can’t tell me what to do.” “It wasn’t me.” “You’re wrong.” In the moment it’s so much easier to ignore or deny or blame, but each decision to disconnect opens another crack… Read More
Thursday Prayer – Consolation
Dear God, you spoke to me today of small consolations. I confess to being a day behind on Morning Prayer, to using your prayers to help my racing mind be calm and find rest. The reader read from Job chapter 15, in his beautiful British accent: “Are the consolations of God too small for you,… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
God, it seems so clear that you must love diversity. You give us a thousand kinds of cacti, fish of all sizes and shapes, bugs of every fantastical design… why would we ever think it should be different with people? Why did we ever think we shouldn’t take pride in who we are? Not the… Read More
Monday Prayer
*In my country, Canada, we have been bleeding truth. Using radar, 215 bodies of buried Indigenous children were located on the grounds of a former residential school, and we know there must be more. Every country has a turn at bleeding truth, though, doesn’t it? So this prayer is ours. Spirit, sometimes I can’t find… Read More
Sunday Prayer: O People, Hope!
O people, hope in the Holy One — in whom there is steadfastness and with whom there is healing! Read More
Saturday Prayer: The Noise
Holy One, We are coming out of our pandemic silence. We are beginning to notice the changes within our world, and within us. We weep for those who are not with us today. We weep for those who have died because of government inattention or disinterest. We weep for those who, due to no fault… Read More
Friday prayer: we need each other
I rememberwhen you brushed my hair into lopsided pigtailswhen you let me “work” at your office to earn quarterswhen you came to every basketball game to watch me take statswhen you took me on spring break parent-child adventureswhen you sent me goofy pictures and motivational quotes, knowing I was homesick at collegewhen you played with… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
Creator God, as our lives open up, as we step out gingerly of the house, as we gather with our beloved people again, or do our work in offices again, the world feels like a new creation, and part of me isn’t ready. Everything feels so loud, and so busy, and so full, and I… Read More
Monday Prayer
God, I confess that I’m not exactly sure how you work. I don’t know if our world is a cacophony of sound all the time, or if you can tune to different stations, or if, in your divine might, you can discern what we’re saying to each other and to you all the time. I… Read More
