Guiding, guarding Holy One, you have made us to be watchful, mindful of threats from lions and bears, poisonous mushrooms and other treats, our brains and bodies on alert, but this watchfulness is wearing us out. The threats of disease, injustice, and job loss, the people of ill intent who would do us harm, and… Read More
Wednesday Prayer for the weary
Six more months of masks, no gatherings, no hugs. No, wait, maybe nine more months of quarantine. Or even twelve months until we can go out again, or be together. God, it’s hard to know what lies ahead in our COVID world. Our hopes feel far off, and the memory of our lives before this… Read More
Sunday Prayer: Bargaining
You have said to me, “Come,”but you have left me to wanderin search of your desired “where.” You have named me, “Blessed,”but you have been unrelentingwith every trial on my life. You have said to me, “Be still and know,”but you have covered the eyes of my heartso that I cannot understand your ways. You… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
Lonnie Norman, a mayor from Tennessee, United States. Dr. Durdana Rizvi, a physician from Pakistan. Antonio Bolívar, an actor from Columbia. Bernard and Evelyn Seckler, a couple from the United States, who died just a few days apart. Israel Tollentino, a firefighter from New Jersey, United States. ‘Nanī’ Nabi, a grandmother from Kashmir Rocio Choque,… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
God of Alertness, As we wake from sleep or need a midday pick-me-up, we ask for blessings upon our coffee. On this International Coffee Day, we offer our gratitude for the harvester of beans, the workers in factories, the deliverers of beans and the baristas in cafés. May we move to a world where the… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
God of Naps and Hibernation- Oh- how tired my brain feels today. Could it be because I feel so overwhelmed? Am I dealing with a physical issue? I know I feel so stressed about so much! Why did you allow stress in our world? Might you fix this problem? Can you make it easier on… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
God of all that is- Can we take baby steps into our world yet? Can we enter spaces where all of your other children work and play? Could you help me discern God? Could you help all of our churches and businesses and all who participate in society know what steps to take to help… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
God of Creation, As the fires mar the landscape of California, may your children discover ways to extinguish this great inferno quickly. Keep our siblings in harm’s way safe. Create avenues of escape for all your living beings. May the winds die down, the rains fall, the heat lessen. Oh how we forget that we… Read More
Narrative Lectionary: Muddy Revelations (Genesis 2:4b-7, 15-17, 3:1-8)
When the woman opened her closet door, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Definitely not what I saw on the full shelves. Serving as a hospice chaplain, I was always interested in what people did to prepare for the death they knew was coming. Family visits, long-delayed trips, going to the beach and sitting outside… Read More
Thursday Prayer
Holy One,I could use a little flame by the side of the road, Off in the corner of my eye, Something to spark, Curiosity, Imagination,Hope… I could use a spark or a sign or a signal. I could also use a detailed set of instructions. A how-to list, with a plan. Something to show, Strategy,Process,… Read More
