God on this day of Epiphany, we invoke the spirit of our ancestors, Los Tres Reyes Magos, the wise men, the magi, the scholars, the astrologers Called by many names Remembered for many reasons ~ ashé Today God, as we face election battles, the rise of white supremacist groups, poverty, and hunger at an all-time… Read More
Saturday Prayer, January 2, 2021
This is the story about this picture, a picture I call “comfort and joy.” It is a porta potty at a building site near where I live, halfway between Crossroads House, the shelter for people who are unhoused and the downtown of Portsmouth. Work has stopped on the site till spring, but they have left… Read More
Worship Words: Christmas 2/Epiphany
Do you know what day it is? As I type, it’s Tuesday, 29 December 2020. If you’re in the southern hemisphere, enjoy the fresh foods of the season. If you’re in the northern hemisphere, remember to get your Vitamin D and drink plenty of water. We are in the season wherein many pastors lose track of… Read More
Thursday Prayer: following the star
We are setting out, O God, following the star (at least we hope we are). We are hoping to find you, Jesus, hoping to have our worlds changed, hoping to have our selves changed. (We need all the change you’re bringing). It is easy to lose sight of the star, for it to be obscured… Read More
Saturday Prayer: Winnie the Pooh Day
You can’t stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes. AA Milne God, take me on a walk today with my feet or heart or fingers across the newsfeed — not with my own purpose, (as if I have set my Waze… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
Earthquakes Firestorms Missile strikes Plane crashes City-wide gun violence Is this how we are starting 2020, God? Help us to stop. Now! Stop our pillaging of the earth for our comfort Stop our polluting the air with our poison Stop our scapegoating and warmongering Stop our putting profit before people Stop our othering Stop our… Read More
Saturday Prayer: Two Days Out
God, we are two days out from epiphany and my view is backside of a camel, the road is a blister-maker, the night-sky is cloudy, and I think I am going to make a bad decision. I know that being wise involves avoiding the bullies, in families, communities, schoolyards, prison yards, nursing homes, work places,… Read More
11th Hour Preacher Party: An Epiphany!
Are you observing Epiphany? Or the Second Sunday of Christmas? Or something else, moving into the new year? Revised Common Lectionary (including both Epiphany and Christmas 2) and Narrative Lectionary posts are available for inspiration. (Have you found the Wandering Wisemen on facebook yet?) Here is the place to offer and ask for help, on… Read More
Friday Prayer: Epiphanies in Due Time
Dear God- All time is contained in you. In my own understanding of time, I am baking a cake for a birthday party, preparing for a funeral, and grieving the daily news. In time beyond my understanding, magi from somewhere unknown are traveling to find a baby whose birth they perceived by observing a celestial… Read More
Narrative Lectionary: Unwrapped Gifts (Matthew 3:1-17)
It is hard to fathom Jesus as a grown man when just this past Sunday he was a baby being visited by Los Tres Reyes Magos. The Christian Church spends four weeks preparing for the birth of Jesus but he only gets to be an infant for two Sundays. Okay, I confess that maybe the fact… Read More
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