Have you been caught up in the race for Gold, Silver and Bronze at the Olympics-a little distracted this week by the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat? Are you in the U.S. watching hearings that are like tearing the scabs off of barely healing wounds from last January 6th? Our texts this… Read More
Saturday Prayer, July 24th, 2021
We are moving slowly through the summerFeeling the sun beating downAnd occasional days of rainWhen we enjoy a break from the heat Those are the days I most appreciate, Creator,For I am not a summer womanPreferring the cooler days of fall But I have learned that I cannot chooseWhat weather I will experienceOn any given… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
Divine Source of All Peace, How stormy our lives become from time to time. From the losses and trauma, to the questions that plague our minds. These tempests rage, causing us to lose our footing. We fall, hoping to rise with hope when the storm passes. As the storms of chaos surround us, may your… Read More
Monday Prayer – Summer Sky
Creative God, who hung the stars in the sky and set the times of light and darkness, thank you for shorter days in my hemisphere. Thank you for the specific, romantic, gloaming light of dusk, the way the streetlights buzz on and call us homeward. Thank you for Jupiter and Saturn, bright and burning in… Read More
Tuesday Prayer: The Next Path
Divine Source of Light, Where do we go from here? As parts of the world open more and more, where are we being called? Is it a new mission? Are we being called to use our voice in new ways?Is it a new location, a new calling, a new life direction altogether? The possibilities are… Read More
RCL – What is a good shepherd?
Proper 11, Year B It isn’t Good Shepherd Sunday, and yet it sort of feels that way upon reflection of the readings appointed for Sunday, July 18. All of our readings resound with flock language and shepherd imagery, hopefully causing us to pause and wonder what makes a healthy flock and effective shepherds? They also… Read More
Saturday Prayer, July 10th, 2021
Even while we are starting to relax the rulesand easing restrictionswe are seeing other placesmoving even deeper into the pandemicand we remind ourselvesthat it is not yet over I am seeing friendsI am worshiping in communityI am watching children playing togetherand I think that it might be overbut then I look at Japanand I think… Read More
Thursday Prayer
Sometimes, when I am out walking, taking deep breaths, breathing big air, shouting at the tall trees, marveling at the tiniest wildflowers, I get lost in how much you are. But there are other days, when my heart is breaking, and my life is overwhelming, and I can’t find the next step, and I need… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
O Holy One, Divine Creator of all, open our eyes to see the beauty of the world as you designed it and see it. Open our hearts that we may have compassion for all people and know one another as siblings in this family of humankind, made in your image, beautiful in our diversity. Help… Read More
Thursday Prayer – Water
Gracious God, my geraniums are wilting, their vibrant color bleeding away as they wilt in the heat. The crops and lawns and little birds long for the skies to open and your rain to water your earth. God I, we, long for that too. To smell the ozone and hear the wind chimes sing as… Read More
