Inspired by Psalm 13 How long, O God Will I have to stay in this house. How long will this quarantine keep me from hugs of friends and the embrace of my mom. How long, O God will I have to worry about catching this disease and concern myself of how severe it will capture… Read More
Saturday Prayer
God, as so many of the ways we care turn to online and telephone, I feel “connected” to Paul, James, and Priscilla who wrote the letter to the Hebrews, beginning the church’s long tradition of remote worship and spiritual care. So I pray with the letter to Lydia’s church — Thank you, God, for my… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
God of this moment and the next – The world is changing rapidly and our leaders are giving us new instructions daily. In our decision making, remind us that taking a deep breath and inhaling the Spirit’s peace will help us to focus on you and your intentions. As our minds get dizzy from the… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
Microscopic God who lives in and between all cells- Our world is being photoshopped to seem a bit more peculiar right now. There are empty shelves at the stores- For where is the toilet paper?!? Church is being cancelled in various pockets of our world- Along with St. Pat’s Day celebrations! All that seems ritual… Read More
Saturday Prayer
God, thank you for the way Lent captures unintentional selfies — not my face in tourist scenery to be remembered or registering (boasting) my presence at an event — but showing the shadow of me against my surroundings and the door into my inner self. Sometimes it shows my heart made of intricate knots —… Read More
The Pastoral is Political
I had the flu over Christmas. I started to wonder if my symptoms were more real than psychosomatic the day of the Pageant dress rehearsal (Magi #1, my middle daughter, had been diagnosed three days before), but persevered through the Sunday morning performance. I left church and went directly to the pharmacy walk-in clinic. It… Read More
