O God, as we grow weary of masks, and distance, and not hugging the people we love, we meet up with our own lack of endurance, and start to understand the depth of your patience. O God, as we grow weary of the constant drumbeat of inequality, we meet up with our own fickle love… Read More
Tuesday Prayer: Unite us in prayer…
Written: “to unite us in common prayer and revive us for common mission” during this crisis. In the spirit of Pentecost, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and his Lutheran counterpart, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton, invite congregations to pray this from Pentecost through the first Sunday in September. In addition to expressing a shared desire for renewal… Read More
Monday Prayer: awakening
Heart of hearts, each day brings forth an awakening. Your creation bursts with the enthusiasm of new life and potential, drawing us into the depth of beauty, mystery, and awe. Your justice cracks the hardened shell of whitewashed history, releasing the hidden truth of untold stories. Your love encourages tender hearts to take risks where… Read More
Sunday Prayer: Troubled
Incline yourself like a dread warrior toward those you love, O Holy One. Count the hairs on the heads of Robert Fuller, Malcolm Harsch, Dominique Alexander, and comfort those terrorized by racism’s awful fruit. Hear the cries of the children. Hear the cries of the elders. Grieve, O Holy Love, the sparrows felled by violence:… Read More
Saturday Prayer
God, some I know make a hard rowing today, storm-tossed by worry, grief and doubt, trying to control the compass of the future. Others are in safe harbor and have heard the “peace be still.” Some have come to summer solstice and others are in winter beauty. Some are waking still full of Juneteenth good… Read More
Friday Prayer: For Juneteenth
*I realize Juneteenth is a uniquely U.S. celebration, but I trust the themes of freedom and celebration resonate around the world. God, Thank you for the celebration of Juneteenth: For those who claim the historical declaration of freedom, Who live within the spiritual reality of liberation, Who work for true justice in our country and… Read More
Thursday Prayer: Your Kindom Come
Fire our imagination O Holy Spirit of Wisdom! Help us to see beyond what is, to a vision of your kindom. Inspire us, revive us, that we might let go of trying to fix what is, to edit, as if our structures and institutions are templates for a slightly better future if only we fix… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
Eternal God, as our statues fall and our streets get new names, strengthen our resolve so our inner will matches the outer changes. Give us, we pray, the gifts of endurance, of a deep breath, of clarity, and of seeing our lies and living for truth. May we embrace change like a friend, instead… Read More
Tuesday Prayer: Uncomfortable
This conversation, God, is uncomfortable. I’m not complaining, I am only noticing and acknowledging. It’s uncomfortable because there is shame and guilt. There is also, sadly, denial. There is the need to talk knowing mistakes will be made as I learn to see through the lens of whiteness into a kaleidoscope of truth. Being vulnerable… Read More
Monday Prayer
Infinite God, who still numbers the hairs on our heads, and who counts our value, one by one, we call out to you today the names of the people who touch our lives. Strangers, who pursue justice and force change. Beloved aunties and grandparents, neighbors, now seen at the end of the driveway, and co-workers… Read More
