Holy Spirit, Wild Wind, on this day of Pentecost we are gathered. We are alternately full of fire and fizzling, courageous and tentative, gifted by dreams and haunted by worries. In other words, this holy day finds us to be still wholly human. Will you fill us up? Will you awe our hearts so that… Read More
Saturday Prayer: God of Holy Spirit Power
God of Holy Spirit power, We bear the weight of the tasks that are before us and the tasks that are beyond us. We grieve the pain of those who suffer within our circles and those who suffer beyond our sphere. We feel our anger over the injustices we can address and the injustices beyond… Read More
Friday Prayer: Guide our steps
Holy One We are on this life’s road of hope and unknowing. We travel with burdens, questions, and fears. Guide our steps Smooth the way Comfort our hearts. Show us that you are here and encourage our weary souls until we finally see our hearts’ destination and you. Amen. Rev. Deborah Vaughn is a hospice… Read More
Thursday Prayer: anticipating Pentecost
Come Holy Spirit, fire in us the gift of your imagination; breathe in us the gift of your peace; dance in us the gift of your beauty; dream in us the gift of your wisdom; speak in us the gift of your justice; make in us the gift of your strength. Come, Holy Spirit, come!… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
When I dare to be powerful–to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid. -Audre Lorde oh Big Love, help me believe in my Dare, charge me to empower my Power, lead me to serve my Vision, which is You. All You. Only You. Amen Rev.… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
There are words inside of me, challenging, difficult words emotional, reactive words words that reveal my fear words that rise up again because I am confronted with old emotions, long resolved – or so I thought – which need to be worked through again. What do I do with these words? If I keep them… Read More
Sunday Prayer: Melted
What the hell do any of us know, O Eternal Mystery? While we worship constancy and might, mountains melt and remold like wax. While we sing hymns in echoing caverns, the Spirit waits upon those in prison. While we pray to love our enemies, the Church itself nurtures violence. While we thirst for truth and… Read More
Saturday Prayer – Cause and Effect
I tossed a pebbleand watched as the ripple grew into a wave that surged and crested. I was already up past my knees before I knew to call it a flood. Living Water, today my prayer is only keep me afloat. Amen. Jennifer Garrison Brownell serves as pastor at Vancouver United Church of Christ… Read More
Thursday Prayer
Dear God, We are praying in the midst of things. as we finish our May-days and looks towards impending June we find ourselves overwhelmed. There’s politics and national disasters and I still have to get groceries on the way home. Life just happens. How can I find you in the middle of things? When I… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
Photo Creator: Jeff Greenberg Photo Credit: Getty Images God, it hurts so much to move today But with all that is going on, do I truly have the luxury of sitting still? God, it hurts deeply to know and see and hear about all of the devastation experienced daily across the globe But do I… Read More
