Sage God, things once commonplace, then forbidden, are now parts of our days again. We thank you for the tiny gifts of walking without a mask, seeing an old friend, having a guest come over – inside. We thank you for unlimited toilet paper, a smile that’s more than the crinkles of the eyes behind… Read More
Worship Words for Sunday, June 27, 2021
Are you and Jairus pleading for help on behalf of a loved one? Are you stretching to simply touch Jesus’ hem? Are you proclaiming with Jeremiah good things that are yet in store for God’s people? Here are a few worship words to help you on your way this week. Use them as they have… Read More
Saturday Prayer: Wet Cement
Holy One I am like this wandering cat Who chose to try the wet cement and left a witness of its impulsiveness I think of all the places where I have brought hurt instead of healing anger instead of peace. Show me where I can clean up the mess that’s left behind (even when it… Read More
RevGalBookPals: Contemplative Knitting by Julie Cicora
Needlework of all kinds didn’t exactly skip a generation in my family… it’s more like, it skipped one sibling. Of the four Reilly sisters, only my mother was completely unable and/ or unwilling to learn the gentle arts of sewing, knitting, crocheting, etc. But Mom allowed as it would be good for me to know… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
Wise God, we give you thanks for the people who help us re-catch our faith when it grows thin, frail, and empty. For the church leader who is constant in prayer that she stirs our prayers again, for the long-ago teacher whose words stay with us, for the grandmothers and aunties whose love calls us… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
God, it seems so clear that you must love diversity. You give us a thousand kinds of cacti, fish of all sizes and shapes, bugs of every fantastical design… why would we ever think it should be different with people? Why did we ever think we shouldn’t take pride in who we are? Not the… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
Gracious Onebe with those whoseek you this day Those who bleedin bodymindor spirit Those who cryfrom depthsheartsoul longs Gracious Onebe with those whodo not know You The lost orspirit blinddeafto your love Gracious Onewho love us asmotherfathersisterbrotherfriend Startle us beckon, guidepushawaken us Gentle Onegift uslovenot earned, free Gracious Onebe with usbe with usbe with usbe.Amen. The… Read More
RCL: Seeds
One of the most amazing experiences of my life was to sit in the Garden of Gethsemane with trees that were over 2,000 years old. It was mind boggling to think that some to these trees were the very same trees that Jesus sat by to pray and the disciples sat near to sleep. I… Read More
Saturday Prayer: The Noise
Holy One, We are coming out of our pandemic silence. We are beginning to notice the changes within our world, and within us. We weep for those who are not with us today. We weep for those who have died because of government inattention or disinterest. We weep for those who, due to no fault… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
Creator God, as our lives open up, as we step out gingerly of the house, as we gather with our beloved people again, or do our work in offices again, the world feels like a new creation, and part of me isn’t ready. Everything feels so loud, and so busy, and so full, and I… Read More
