“Joyful and triumphant?” God, we lit the fourth Advent candle yesterday, we sang Christmas carols, we watched as the children acted out the story of the nativity, but, if I’m honest, although the tree is decorated now, Christmas cheer has not reached me yet. God, we cancelled Christmas services this week because we want to… Read More
Friday Prayer
Holy Holder of All Time- There exists in my mind a loop of the Stupid thing I said that one time, Without thinking it through, And it wasn’t the worst thing, But it definitely wasn’t the best thingAnd it won’t go away. And I can’t forget the thing That I knew I should have doneAnd… Read More
Sunday Prayer: Psalm of Job
From dawn to dusk, from dusk to dawn,O God guide our breaths, our lives, our loves. We are fragile and frail, O Eternal Glory. We are so full of pride that we downplay our faults, and so full of faults that we downplay our possibilities. What is the sky to a speck of dust? What… Read More
Sunday Prayer: every minute of every day
In the name of Christ,
the Messiah,
hear our prayers, O God!
Each and every minute
of each and every day
our faith is tested … Read More
Saturday Prayer: Frozen heart confession
Holy One, The ice that fell on top of my driveway, just shoveled last night, reminded me… Repentance is an act of daily, even moment-by-moment awareness of the depths or my stubborn nature, and the limitless Grace you offer me. Sometimes I resent this work of persistently seeking you. Sometimes I want my humanity to… Read More
Sunday Prayer: Stubborn
Most Holy Judge:for what we plainly knowbut cannot bring ourselves to confront,forgive us and be merciful to those harmed by the fallout. The truth does not need prophets yet you send them anyway,each one an invitation to understand and repent,to make way for what is needed.But we say: be silent. If you do not speak,… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
As we cry out for the end to violence all around us May we seek to address the violence within us As we demand justice from leaders and systems May we ensure that our actions are just As we declare love as the answser May we seek to ground our work and lives in love… Read More
Worship Words for 5 July: I Don’t Do What I Want Edition
Looking for liturgical language that suits this moment in our world — a world of pandemic, uprising against individual and systemic racism, virtual gathering, and so much more? Here we offer some…feel free to use as is, to adapt, or to use for inspiration for your own. If you use these in written materials, please… Read More
Friday Prayer: Poison Ivy
Oh Lord, I know what I have done. As soon as my words left my lips, I knew. I responded out of hurt. I responded out of my woundedness. I responded out of defensiveness. I was not loving. I was angry – Correction!! I am still angry! Forgive me for my selfishness, my lack of… Read More
Sunday Prayer: The Very Worst Sinners
Holy One of Power and Glory, We wonder why bad things happen and look for explanations that will reassure us, hurrying past disaster and loss. We sometimes think the injured are the very worst sinners, outside the circle of your care and beyond our need to consider. We make assumptions and judgments; we lash out… Read More
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