God of hope, disappointment lurks right under the surface of everything these days, and fatigue is overtaking us. Loss is ever present, and the way ahead is murky. We stumble forward, longing for your presence. Let your gift of hope settle on us again, we ask. Infuse us with your love. Bless us with sacred… Read More
Friday Prayer
A Psalm in the time of COVID-19 My heart has no joy, O Lord, For it is weighed down with imprecations. I struggle to feel anything but contempt For those who spread lies, who conceal the truth, Who reject the opportunities to help others. I lament the truth of history, Wherein people have been treated… 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
Creator God, as our lives open up, as we step out gingerly of the house, as we gather with our beloved people again, or do our work in offices again, the world feels like a new creation, and part of me isn’t ready. Everything feels so loud, and so busy, and so full, and I… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
There is a thickness in the air Maybe it is the change in season Or the global memory of breath stolen Life stolen And, yet, so much still hasn’t changed There is a weariness in the air Maybe it is the dawn of the 15th month Or the anticipation of what is to come Will… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
Generous God, as life expands, as we set aside the routines of the past year, and learn new ones, we give thanks for all the places of new opening… around us, and within us. May we take in your expansive Spirit, feeling joy in our individual places of opening up and breathing our thanks, maybe… Read More
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