Your feathered choir is in fine fettle this morning, God. They line the trees in the half light of dawn, clear their delicate throats, and sing in their strange language. Guide us as we wake, brew the coffee, move about our day and into another week. Help us to be kind. Help us to be… Read More
Sunday Prayer: fullness of joy
Mothering God,
you draw your children near,
inviting us to abide in your love,
to dwell in your goodness,
so that we might know the fullness … Read More
Saturday Prayer, May 8th, 2021
Lord, it seems that so many of us Are focusing our prayersOn the pandemicOn how our lives have changedAnd are continuing to change And we are forgetting to thank youTo thank you for the technologyWhich makes connecting possibleEven during a time of lockdownWhen we cannot physically meet So today I thank you for thatI thank… Read More
Friday Prayer: Mid-air
For those who have jumped but not yet landed, we pray. For those who have committed to an action but have not yet reached the result… For those whose life and health are in the hands of others… For those who seem brave only because they have no other choice… For those living in regions… Read More
Ordiversary Party — May!
Happy May Ordiversaries!! This month our party is kicking off with a 15-year celebration: the Rev. Julie Higbee, who is an Associate Pastor in Fernandina Beach, FL. She and her husband live 15 minutes from the beach with their two cats. She was ordained on May 14, 2006 which happened to be Mother’s day that… Read More
11th Hour Preacher Party: 6th Sunday of Easter 2021
Rev Gals and Pals, I pray you are doing well today and enjoying seasonably favorable weather where outdoor hobbies might be competing for your time. I find sunshine to be inspiring and while a bit cool, it is still a beautiful day here in southwest Wisconsin where my many flowers and a couple of tomato… Read More
The Pastor Is Political: Mother’s Day Edition
Ah, Mother’s Day. Another holiday of banal Hallmark cards, rushing to send flowers and gifts, of handing out red and white carnations (red if your mother is alive, white if she’s dead, or is it the other way around?), of asking our mothers in the congregation to stand. In this more-than-one-year pandemic, motherhood is more… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
Creator God, I hear the birds outside my window and they remind me that the Word promised that you love me just as you love them. Thank you, God! I pray that today, I may be attuned to your creative messages of power, love, and justice in order to drown out the sounds of hate,… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
Divine Explorer- Many of us are in seasons of seeking. As we search to fill a space in our lives or to build our livelihoods, we look to you for your guidance. As we search to find the next path on this journey, we follow your steps. May Divine Courage inspire us to trek on… Read More
Narrative Lectionary: Do This, Not That (Galatians 1:13-17; 2:11-21)
The church I serve is full of delightful people with a love for the world, and they find great solace in policies. Binders. Manuals. Rules. What makes me itch makes them feel secure. Looking back two thousand years, I can imagine that the churches in Galatia, once Paul left them, wanted the security of a… Read More
