Here we are, Lord, slung between death and resurrection. Suspended in the moment between the blank page and the final word the desperate argument and the forgiving embrace the pink slip and the new offer the last tear and the first smile the diagnosis and the treatment plan the caught breath and the exhale. Here… Read More
Friday Prayer
O Holy One, as Creation holds its breath, we wait we ponder we search our souls. we doubt we step back in fear we fail you. grant us peace give us hope clear our minds as we listen for that first whisper from the tomb, as we watch for that first glimmer of resurrection light.… Read More
RevGalBookPals: Burnout
I just finished a huge writing project. My last edit was done in my pajamas, with unwashed hair and sweaty armpits. When I got in the shower after hitting the big SEND, I began to wonder why I didn’t feel relieved. Then I remembered what I read in Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle:… Read More
Monday Prayer: Holy Monday
Comforting One, who bolsters us as we tumble between triumph and defeat, draw us near to your sustaining grace and love. Open the eyes and ears of our being to receive the fullness of your mystery, that we may yield to is transforming power. As we journey through the disorienting events that pierce the hope… Read More
Saturday Prayer – Saturday Teaching
On that day, Holy Friend, before dusty cloaks thrown onto even more dusty earth, before the powers’ posturing, before you washed your friends’ feet and sat at a table even with the one who would betray you and prayed in a darkened olive grove, before torture and death. On that day, Holy Friend, you did what… Read More
11th Hour Preacher Party: The Marathon Begins
That’s right, it’s the kickoff to Holy Week (I sincerely hope this does not come as a surprise to you). Palm Sunday, Passion Sunday, some combination thereof, or maybe you’re doing something completely different: it’s here! Revised Common Lectionary thoughts and Narrative Lectionary thoughts are on our website. We will attempt to remain calm, cool,… Read More
Friday Prayer: Out of breath
Holy One, I am out of breath exhausted worrying about details writing list upon list of tasks shopping and baking researching and writing finding more volunteers calling the florist fitting in one more visit calling while I’m driving (hands-free, of course) and hoping I don’t forget something important. My professors in seminary never warned me… Read More
Ask the Matriarch: Summer Worship Ideas
Summer is coming and preachers are planning! This week’s question solicits advice for summer worship ideas. Dear Matriarchs: This summer, I would like to diverge from the lectionary for the summer. Last year a colleague and I came up with a fun, travel-themed trip through the book of Exodus. Have any of you tried anything… Read More
Thursday Prayer: Festival of Lists
A friend calls this liturgical season the Festival of Lists. In this season of all the lists all the liturgies all the last-minute glitches we ask, O God, for your blessing: A blessing of a photocopier that keeps copying. A blessing of volunteers who bear with one another and with their pastors with generosity and… Read More
Friday Prayer: Just a breath
O Holy One, I see you in the season’s turning. The length of days, the migrating flocks, the tasks in my garden, the rhythm of the Church year. In the whirlwind, I get distracted. My intentions float away like the blossoms loosened from the tree. But just a breath, and once again I see your… Read More
