God of the Racing Minds and the Calm Hearts- Divine Wonder, how is it that that anxiety continues to overtake us? How is it that so many of us all over this planet are fixated on our own concerns, drowning in their our privileges, forgetting our connection to many others? As my mind jumps from… Read More
Tuesday Prayer – The Aroma of Resilience
God of the Sweet, God of the Sour- Seasons of stress appear from time to time. In the bitterness of life, our minds feel as if they can’t move forward. In the rancidness of grief, we doubt that we can breathe our next breath. And yet, the sweetness of your Spirit enters the air. Through… Read More
Narrative Lectionary: Beginnings (Genesis 1:1-2:4a)
“September is another January,” writer Gretchen Rubin says often, conveying the feeling of a new start in September. In the U.S., where I live, school is starting, and students, aides and teachers are back to in-person learning in many places. This year, the beginning also feels dangerous, with COVID still hovering. Churches shift to fuller… Read More
The Pastoral Is Political: Anger in the Time of Covid-19
These days, I’m filled with anger. As someone who is dealing with an autoimmune illness and trying to function in a Covid-infested world, I struggle. I’m embarrassed to say that my greatest struggle is the anger I have towards the people who have chosen not to get the vaccine and the ones who refuse to… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
God of all time, we are ready, so very ready to be done with upheaval, with masks, with uncertainty, and yet uncertainty is not done with us yet. Continue to teach us the spiritual skills of nimbleness, of hope, of seeing one another with compassion, of wrestling our own joy out of these days. We… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
At night, Welcoming God, when I can’t sleep, is that you? Are you waking me up so I can pray for someone, with more attention than in the daytime? Should I be examining a flaw I have rushed past during the day, as I answer email and go to meetings? Is it time to set… Read More
Tuesday Prayer: Wellness
God of our bodies, and minds, and souls: We often don’t know when to stop. We often push when our bodies say slow and our minds are hurting. In all of this, you hope for our wellness. You call for us to proper rest and care. May we honor our mental health in our work… Read More
Thursday Prayer
Every week, there is a moment when I look out, over the pews, through the camera lens, and to all who can hear my voice, to all who can see my face, to all who can feel my energy,to all who can somehow in someway sorta kinda receive this message, I remind them and me… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
Divine Source of All Peace, How stormy our lives become from time to time. From the losses and trauma, to the questions that plague our minds. These tempests rage, causing us to lose our footing. We fall, hoping to rise with hope when the storm passes. As the storms of chaos surround us, may your… Read More
Tuesday Prayer: The Next Path
Divine Source of Light, Where do we go from here? As parts of the world open more and more, where are we being called? Is it a new mission? Are we being called to use our voice in new ways?Is it a new location, a new calling, a new life direction altogether? The possibilities are… Read More
