God, In the midst of days when pastors are preaching deathto queer people–and u-hauls full of militia threaten Pride celebrations. I give thanksfor this one moment.Because, as I captioned on IntstagramedSometimes, things are perfectAnd on a 70 degree dayIn the midst of friendswith little corporate interferenceand almost no capitalism Friends and families gave out candyand… Read More
Pray for us, Holy God. The ones who continue to be overlooked for the handsome, charismatic man who has bypassed the ordination process, but still gets handed the pulpit. Pray for us, when we are told that the young, white, guitar playing Flip-flop wearing guy needs to be the “face” of the ministry While our… Read More
Sweet Spirit of Hopefulness, Too many stories of heartache fill our newsfeeds. Too many comments of negativity fill our airwaves and irritate our eardrums. Between the public world and our private lives, sorrow and anxieties rage. Where is your tranquility, Spirit of God? As the currents of life overtake us, may your winds encircle us… Read More
Monday Prayer: a prayer for dear seniors Dear Lord, thank You for dear seniors. Thank You for years of wisdom and time well spent. Thank You for frolic, foolishness and time well wasted. Help me to listen well when they reminisce, again. Help me have compassion when they cannot remember. Lead me to special conversations,… Read More
What if we hope against hope in the God of hope? Read More
Holy One, You created a beautiful world for us. We make it a rough place to grow. We are inhospitable to one another. We seem to agree on very little. We fight over definitions and Calling. We hold up impossible standards in preaching and worship. FORGIVE US. We ignore the weeds of sin that creep… Read More
Hey God, I hope you had a chance to whisper in my sister’s ear How beloved she is, as she is tired of only reading books to her child over and over, and over and over again. and I hope you wrapped your arms around my brother, whose birthday it is. And that you reassured… Read More
PRAYING WITH THIS HERE FLESH (NOTE: My women’s bible study just finished the book This Here Flesh by Cole Arthur Riley. At the end of the final session, I asked all the participants to reflect on this important book. This prayer is a collection of the thoughts that they had gathered as to their “learning”… Read More
Divine Breath of Wellness, As our bodies ache of illnesses or our hurt from injuries, we seek your comforting presence. As our minds race from anxiety or tire from depression, we seek your care. Oh how we wish these bodies and minds of ours would be superhuman! And yet, in our vulnerability, we reach out… Read More
Wild, free Spirit, what did you do the day after Pentecost? Did you curl up and rest? Did the wind still? Or did you take it easy, sending small breaths of peace out into the world? Or, were you blowing somewhere else, unnoticed? Did someone miss their own Pentecost? On this day, Mothering Spirit, we… Read More
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