One of the great joys of ministry is to participate in life’s milestone moments with people. A wedding can be a beautiful occasion and we are always striving to make the language we use both consistent with our faith traditions and personal for each couple. Sometimes it can be a challenge! Here are some words… Read More
Saturday Prayer
Saturday Sabado Sabbath It should be But Dear God, When else would those committee meetings happen? The shopping get done? The chores untouched during the week? Those final worship tasks and sermon tweaks? Saturday Sabado Sabbath Is it okay God, if for some of us it is not “a day”? But, perhaps Sabbath is found… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
Holy One, Thank you for a new day with new opportunities to grow, new possibilities to love, new intentions to be more like You in the world; even if it is only within our own small world to start. As we lean into the rest of the week, cause us to lean on You, to… Read More
Friday Prayer: What’s My Motivation?
I shudder at the word “intention”. I don’t like its mouthfeel, its sound, the way I feel simultaneously annoyed and guilty when I hear it. Some of you may have no idea what I’m talking about. Some of you know exactly what I mean. So I pray for my intentions. God of purposeful grace,… Read More