O Love Supreme, our foundation and our irritation, our comfort and our chastisement: The earth quakes with the marching of racism (in every generation, new boots carry the same hatred) but we who know Love Supreme will not be shaken. The air blisters and scorches with words of hatred (old words, dusty words, dead words… Read More
Saturday Prayer: Lord, have mercy.
Kyrie eleison Christe eleison Kyrie eleison We watch in horror, eyes burning with tears, hearts screaming in pain, minds refusing to comprehend, can such evil be real? Lord Jesus, come quickly. Barbara Bruneau is a recently retired Lutheran pastor living in southeastern Minnesota. She is a knitter, a weaver, and a very occasional blogger at An… Read More
11th Hour Preacher Party
How are you all doing? I am currently at the point where I squeaked the bulletin out Friday (this) morning and am just now doing the work of looking at the RCL for my sermon. Its been a busy week, well more like a regularly busy week after a a super busy month, so I… Read More
Ask the Matriarch: What’s Your Spiritual Practice?
Wouldn’t you know that this week’s post is coming to you a day late, on the week when the question is about how we are spiritually disciplined? Ahem. Moving on . . . Let’s consider the subject of spiritual disciplines and welcome potential for growth: Dear Matriarchs, I have enjoyed the recent RevGalBlogPals feature sharing… Read More
Friday Prayer: Bearing Fruit
God of us all, I feel surrounded by angry words, and political posturing, and fear. So much fear. I know the tasks on my list left to do this week, but they feel impossible. I worry that I’m not saying enough, praying enough, doing enough. I feel inadequate to the tasks ahead. Holy One, Give… Read More
Friday Festival: August Potpourri
Well, it’s August, and the eclipse is coming, along with the end of summer rush to get away and to prepare for fall beginnings. August always feels like such a random month to me and so . . . a random potpourri of posts: Knowing that “good people can be clueless,” Jan in achurchforstarvingartists writes… Read More
Thursday Prayer: Peace, peace, peace
In the face of war and rumours of war, We cry: peace, peace, peace. When there is talk of fire and fury, We cry: peace, peace, peace. In communities mourning violent deaths, We cry: peace, peace, peace. In broken relationships and with broken hearts, We cry: peace, peace, peace. We are your people and we… Read More
Wits-Ends-Day: A Pastor’s Dream Come True
I started volunteering at our local humane society this week. Not because I’m a good person. Because my twelve-year-old daughter wants to volunteer and she’s too young to do it without parental supervision. After the required orientation, we wore our long pants, closed-toed shoes, and volunteer T-shirts, and showed up for our first shift. The… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
Lead us God. Lead us. Have mercy. Oh, have mercy. Remind us that we have everything we need to act. On behalf of your kin-dom. Amen.
Tuesday Prayer
Dear Friend, When I am with a 3-year-old everything is RIGHT NOW We aren’t worried about yesterday, or tomorrow, or next week. We aren’t holding any grudges. We are just doing whatever we are doing, this very minute. Help me to meet you as a very three, to put away all the dizzying swirl of… Read More
