Gracious God, in these times of remembering, help us to recall Your grace towards us that we might extend grace to one another. Loving God, in the midst of hateful rhetoric and fearful behavior, help us to feel Your love in our very flesh in ways that cannot be contained and held back from one… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
God, I remember that blue-skied Tuesday morning eighteen years ago when plumes of smoke stole the familiar skyline. The landscape was forever changed in Manhattan, and the fabric of our souls forever altered. The hole created in the hearts at the Pentagon has never closed. The fields amid Pennsylvania mountaintops permanently hold deep craters of… Read More
Monday Prayer
Precious Holy, Thank you for opportunities to take time out, For time with old friends and new, For time to spend with you, in silence, and emptiness, in nature, in wide open spaces. Precious Holy, Thank you for busyness and schedules, and diaries, and appointments. For time with others, planning and sharing, meeting and exploring,… Read More
Sunday Prayer
Abiding God, You surround this world with your steadfast affection. You hold it together in your holy hands, With gentle care and fierce hope, in spite of all we do to divide, conquer, rule, and oppress. In the Word you remind us in the most unexpected ways that Your Heart cannot be held back… Read More
Saturday Prayer: Beautiful Feet
How beautiful upon the mountain are the feet of the messenger who brings good news. How beautiful upon the plains; How beautiful upon the sidewalks and the roads, the hallways and the aisles, are the feet of your messengers, God, who bring good news. The bad news comes at us from all sides– from the… Read More
Friday Prayer
Lord, have mercy on Those who feel unable to make it to a safe needle exchange today. The ones who stare at the ceiling and wonder if they have the energy to roll over. A sister who is fumbling for coffee to sober up and A brother who is going to try again for a… Read More
Wednesday Prayer: A September Psalm
It is a new day A new month Heading towards a new season A time for starting—again Back to school Back to church Back to You—God Lead us and guide us Surround us and protect us Pull us and compel us Into inspired learning Away from colonized teaching Free to give and take Permission to… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
In this nearly-new month, God, When days are dimming earlier And nights’ breezes are a comforting prayer, Present us with the strength we need To live into your call- A divine urging to become “strong and courageous.” “Strong and courageous” are nice words Until the fires of anger surround us And the ice of hate… Read More
Monday Prayer
Ah September! the season of fruits and harvest is upon us; the land prepares to store and sleep and we prepare to give thanks for all God’s goodness to us. Precious One, as this new month begins, and we take stock Guide us to see your bounty in pumpkins and grains; in golden fields and… Read More
Sunday Prayer
How lovely is thy Dwelling Place, O God of Heaven and Earth and Stars and Planets. You dwell in the song of the bumblebees, you live in the heart of kisses. You reside in the trails of honeycomb, you abide in the sweet mint taste of lemonade made by my little friends next door. Oh!… Read More
