God of wholeness, take us, we ask, not back to any kind of normal where we forget the gains won by bodies in the streets, ignore again the cries of outrage, and pooh-pooh courage in tennis shoes. Take us past our chosen ignorance, our sneaky use of privilege, our unequal burdens. Shape us instead, we… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
Give me BIG ears today, with deep wells in which to hear what is being said to me, the messages offered in the words spoken. May I receive, and may I hold with generosity and wonder and care the vulnerability of conversations that I find myself in. I’ve got meetings. I’ve got appointments.… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
God, I am trying to pray here. The cat is kneading the pillow upon which my laptop rests. Rain is sloshing outside, while I wait for the plumber to come and tell me how to fix the groundwater coming up in my basement. I have GOT to reschedule my dental appointment befor——————-whoops! plumber here,… Read More
Wednesday Prayer: Dona Nobis Pacem
Dona nobis Pacem: give us peace
