Holy One, I sat in this traffic tonight, impatient and tired, (and a little bit whiny). When I had to wait for the traffic light to cycle through a third time, I yelled, “I just want to go HOME!” (to no one in particular) But really, I was calling and crying out to You. For… Read More
Thursday Prayer: St Nicholas
Dear God, It is hard to know what is true about your faithful servant, Nicholas of Myra. “Life (highly legendary)” says one biographic entry. And it can be hard to imagine how any of what happens these days in the name of St Nick has anything much to do with that fourth century bishop. But… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
Sometimes I get this wide yearning ache inside my heart. It fills up every space which leaves me empty. Piercing deeply, its pang arches over the beat of my blood. When I am not looking it descends sharply, closes in, and catches my pulse, holding it captive. Oh Spirit of Breath and Heart and Life, blow into my… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
(image created by Terri C. Pilarski for the former Episcopal Women’s Caucus) God of life, creator of all Who reached into the swirling mass of chaos and pulled forth order, day and night, land and sea, moon and sun Who made humankind in Your likeness, All kinds of humans, in every shade and every size,… Read More
Monday Prayer
Holy One, your presence fills the space of silence, and is carried on the wings of words. Breathe into the spaces of my soul, that where I falter you may be my bracing strength. Call into the farthest reaches of my being to beckon forth my weary yearnings. Hold with tenderness the hurts and holes… Read More
Advent 1: Sunday Prayer
The day will surely come. Steadfast God, hold us in the meantime that we might not fear the long night. The time will surely arrive. Faithful God, give us signs while we wait until every speck of star and dust is a revelation. The promise will surely be fulfilled. Eternal God, plant the seeds within… Read More
Saturday Prayer – Advent Eve
Just one candle. It seems so tiny. And yet it is sufficient to guide us until the next one is lit, and the next, and then one more. It will illumine the way until the true Light comes. And then the Light will shine in all of the shadowy places, and the shadow will never extinguish… Read More
Thursday Prayer
The phone rang again. I knew it would be. It had to be. Another pain. Another horror. Again. The days are surely coming… The days are surely coming… I pulled up the article. I knew it would be. Of course it was. More greed. More destruction. More death. Always. The days are surely coming… The… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
God of Breath Remind us to breathe as we move from one season to the next. Some holy and some just wholly exhausting. God of Breath Remind us to breathe as we listen to news that is too often not good. Cause us to hear with hearts determined to beat to the call of love… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
Holy Creator of Seasons- Advent’s loving arms filled with hope, peace, joy, and love wait at the end of this week. In these sacred bonus days between the celebration of gratitude and Advent’s commencement, allow your Holy Breath to fill our souls with the reviving energy they need. Remind us that hope cannot be found,… Read More
