Dear God, I have no excuse to offer for my forgetfulness. I could craft one. I could relate a story about the way my day got away from me as I managed tasks that weren’t originally mine but somehow… I could talk about my new phone and the fact that the calendar thingy is all… Read More
Monday Prayer + Choose Hope
This past week, people around the world gave thanks for the life of Archbishop Demond Tutu, who died the day after Christmas. Like many long-lived saints, it seemed at times that he would be with us always, but at 90 his work was completed. Last week as I googled my way through quotes I ran… Read More
Wednesday Prayer: Blessings for a Gentle Holiday
May you have a gentle Holiday Full of kindness, and understanding and moments of warmth and coziness. *** May you have a holiday with enough space and time to be alone or together to weep or sigh to remember… *** May your holiday give you the kind of rest you need with reading or physical… Read More
Monday Prayer + Can I Ask You Something?
From the bathtub, an eight-year-old voice can be heard. “Mom?”“Mom!”“Mommy!”“PASTOR HEIDI!”“Yes, what is it?”“Can you hear me?”“Yes, what do you need?”“Can I ask you a favor?”“Yes, what is it that you want?”“Can you get me a towel?” It’s been twenty years, but I still remember the effort it took for my daughter to get my… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
I know some people don’t like hiking in the winter. It’s cold, sometimes damp, and there’s no wildflowers or foliage to look at. But we winter hikers know that when the leaves drop and the petals fall and the branches are bare, you can see all new things. Previously hidden vistas and whole new perspectives… Read More
An Advent Prayer for the World Weary
Here’s a Prayer for anyone who is going into Advent Tired Weary of almost two years of pandemicking Two years of pastoring or preaching or caring or writing prayers for people who are ill, or caretaking, or trying to find a bed in the hospital, or a spot for surgery. Here’s a prayer for a… Read More
Saturday Prayer, November 27th – Preparing
Holy One, for weeks nowthe stores have been hawkingChristmas thingsand the television has been advertisingholiday specialsand persuading children thatthey really really really wantthis, that, or the other People have been bakingand houses are filled withtantalizing smellsWe are buying extra foodto accommodate the appetiteswhich seem to be biggerat the time of the year The argument continuesabout… Read More
Advent 2021 Resources
Some of us already have our Advent plans firmly in place, and others may still be pulling things together. For anyone who can use them, here’s a selection of items that may be helpful, nourishing, useful for you. Praying for each of you as you prepare the way during our Sacred Pause. ADVENT STUDIES AND… Read More
Monday Prayer – Love
Compassionate God, Lay on our hearts an undeniable call to love: The people who do not know what they will eat today or where they will sleep tonight. The people who are hurting, lost, in captivity, sick or dying. Those who pretend not to hear the rattle of the chains that hold them, or to… Read More
Worship Words – November 16, 2021
It’s the end of the liturgical year! For some of us, we mark Christ the King Sunday or Reign of Christ, for some of us that kingly imagery is uncomfortable. Are you in need of a little liturgical help as you plan the service? Here are some liturgy elements created by fellow RevGals for you… Read More
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