In this day and of this hour, There is finally a simple moment for me to pause…breathe… remember to pray. I know the whole pause and breathe thing is probably overused, but for me, it works. You are my very Breath. You are my very Life. You are my very Center. You are my very… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
Gracious God, In a world that is simultaneously Expanding and contracting Help us to breath in a steady rhythm in and out that the expanding may helps us grow and the contracting will not make us smaller Help us to see You In and Out In all ways always. In the rising sun In the… Read More
Monday Prayer
Precious Holy… Life throws us curve balls when we least expect them And sometime we package it all up… “Leave it for now… I’ll come back to That Thing later” For all the Things that are tucked away in a box for later We Pray For all the times when we want to jump in… Read More
Sunday Prayer: Wormwood and Gall
God of our ancestors,the song we inheritedhas been starved in this famine of injustice;our tongues have driedfrom crying in this desert of hopelessness.Increase our faith!God of all creation,the grass will witherand we along with it, no matter our fretting;our breath will endlong before the mountain melts into the sea.Increase our faith!God of daily mercies,mustard seeds… Read More
Saturday Prayer: Through Changing Seasons
Holy God, Be with us as we carry others And ourselves Through the changing seasons. As we rejoice with those who rejoice And mourn with those who mourn, May we not get too disoriented in the process. As we move from scholarly tasks to social engagements To administrative details to difficult conversations, May we see… Read More
Friday Prayer: life’s a bowl of grits
Holy One, Sometimes, life’s hard. There’s more questions than answers, More tears than smiles. The tragedies outweigh the successes. And then… Comfort comes In a hug Or a smile Or a heartfelt prayer… Or a bowl of grits. And the warmth of your love Nestles in. I’m enveloped. I’ll try again To walk this uncertain,… Read More
Thursday prayer: clothe yourself with kindness
Clothe yourselves with …kindness… Colossians 3 May I dress this day in kindness: the kindness of attentive presence, the kindness of truthful speech, the kindness of wholehearted listening; May I dress this day in kindness: the kindness of a thoughtful gesture, the kindness of a small favour, the kindness of responsive action; May I dress… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
O Holy Love, I am ever so mindful today of those in transition, From life into death, From being here to getting there, From one moment to the next and the one after. May your guiding comfort bless them and keep them, May your sweet presence grace them with all the peace that passes all… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
God, we live in interesting times. Like everything can change in a second; the weather a life a love a hope a fear a breath a decision a kindness a sorrow in a second. But you God, we believe are changeless, constant, ever present always with us. May it be so. Amen. Prayer poem and… Read More
Sunday Prayer
Holy One, We have gathered here this morning, With all of who we are, With all of who we are not, With all of who we hope to be. We pray we would be changed by our worship this morning. Convict us in our excesses, Heal us in our broken places, Move us out of… Read More
