On the cusp of the day we are poised to live into a world that beckons. Will today hold an opportunity for contemplation? Will a moment of poignant connection draw us more deeply into the divine heart? Perhaps young hands will clamor to lead us into playfulness, to being consumed by the world of a… Read More
Sunday Prayer: Choosing Life & Death
Holy and Gracious God: Today we choose life — the bloom of hope, the breath of humility, the proximity of tenderness. Holy and Mysterious God: Today we choose death — the sunset of greed, the erosion of pride, the burial of violence. Holy and Creative God: Today we choose prosperity — the harvest of peace,… Read More
Saturday Prayer: Loved from Above
O Holy One, Your love surrounds me! Even when I walk with deep troubles, Even when I don’t yet see the dawn, Even when I know in my mind (but it hasn’t reached my heart) That you are always there. In deep darkness, I don’t see the whys and the whats and the whens… But… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
February, God. February. February teaches us – yet again – your surprises. The shortest month feels like the longest, shaming us when the Christmas box is still out, while we plan for Lent. The shortest month feels like the longest, God, testing our hope, in this in-between time. We would shorten the strange weather, and… Read More
Sunday Prayer: Saltiness
My flavor is lost and my spirit is faint within me, but o my God, surely this salt of humanity can still be scattered on the ground to melt the ice we fear. My light is dim and my flesh is so very weary, but o my God, surely this lowly lamp can still hold… Read More
Saturday Prayer: Today’s Teachers
My dog, sound asleep by my feet, snoring gently, knowing that food will be there when she wakes. And a walk. And maybe treats. One cat enjoying the view from the window. “The birds are not my concern today. I have dreams to dream.” The other cat nestled in the pillows and blankets. “Don’t make… Read More
Friday Prayer: Full Lives
God, My head is full Of thoughts and questions, of arguments and indecisions. My heart is full Of love and anger, longing and confusion. My schedule is full Of appointments and to-do lists, errands and meetings. My life is full, As it should be. But sometimes I fear it is not full of the right… Read More
Thursday Prayer: Waitangi Day
Today in Aotearoa New Zealand we remember the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, one of the foundation documents of our nation – sadly breached many times over in the process of colonisation. The treaty acknowledges the sovereignty of tangata whenua, the people of the land, (collectively called Māori). The opening phrase (Let us… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
Healer of all, around the globe, so many of our siblings are sick, lying in hospitals, or coughing at home, waiting for symptoms to develop or to ease working through an ache in body or spirit, living with pain that won’t quit its harassment. Come, we ask, with your healing might, easing the aching of… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
Dear God, Help me to live in possibility. The possibility of hope, of grace, of mercy, of peace, that these realities which are of you and from you may be my reality too. Help me walk my faith, live my faith, be my faith in you, through you, with you, Oh God. This day, and… Read More
