The Presbyterian eucharistic prayer is, in some places, called a “Great Prayer of Thanksgiving” but a “Prayer of Great Thanksgiving” in others. Does that mean we can have a mediocre prayer? or mediocre thanksgiving? or both? Read More
Wednesday Prayer
Dear Lord, I wait for You, but I so often can’t see You. Are You hiding from me? Dear Lord, I cry to You, and so often seem to cry into the darkness With no response. Are You shutting Your ears to me? Yet, I wait upon You, and hope in You. Dear Lord, I… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
Holy Comforter- Anxiety has been raging in our spirits. Injustice after injustice and times of chaos and worry wear on our souls. We seek a respite for the overwhelming anxiety within us. And as we take a breath, inhaling your Spirit, we find the oasis in our concern. Our shoulders release. Our selves sink into… Read More
Thursday Prayer 5/12/22 inspired by Acts 17:16-31
God, here in the 21st century, like the Athenians and all the strangers and foreigners whom we meet online, we are still captured with telling and hearing something new. Whatever field we are in, the newest, hottest, sexiest repackaging often wins the contract and the day— even though the truth so repackaged is still the… Read More
Friday Prayer (after a long week)
Source of Life,Creative Force,Bearer of BurdensWho longs to gather us under your strong, feathery wings:We are tired of being the parent, the pastor,The figure-outer, the fixer.We grow weary of the weight we carry.We are exhausted from being the one in charge.Except, of course, we’re not in charge,Because if we were, things would not be such… Read More
Thursday Prayer (Acts 16:16-38)
O God, grant them center stage. The female slave who repeatedly proclaims who Paul and Silas are is dropped from the story. We do not know if she thinks of herself as healed. If she becomes a follower of the Way. If her masters cast her out. If she is beaten. If she is sold. If… Read More
Monday Prayer – At Emmaus
God of the lakeshore — feed us. God of the doubters — reassure us. God of the road home — reveal yourself to us. God of the Spirit unleashed — advocate for us. And God of the empty tomb — remind us that since the beginning you have called the women, the broken, the disenfranchised… Read More
Thursday Prayer: The Lord is my grandmother
Grandma, great and mighty God… you take care of me and everything I need. You make me rest in the cool, green grass because grass is good for my eyes, and good for my soul. You take me where the water is still and quiet, where the waters soak up the chaos of… Read More
Saturday Prayer, April 23rd, 2022 – Living with Doubt
John 20: 29b – Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe. Holy One, it is strangeto think of doubt at the same timeas we are crying Hallelujah! He is risen!But we are living with it We feel it when we watch the newsand see what is happeningin Ukrainewe ask… Read More
Thursday Prayer: Newness of Life
Holy One, womb of life, birthing creation from the depths of stillness and darkness, heart of inspiration beating hope into the universe (even when there seems so little to be hopeful for), blossoming forth in color and light. Thank you for this gift of life. May we, the human beings, made in Your image, in… Read More
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