Praying, praying, praying… for peace for joy for healing for justice for love for ALL Trusting, trusting, trusting… that you hear us, Dear God and that you know what we need RIGHT NOW Amen and thank you in advance Rev. Dr. Marilyn Pagán-Banks (she/her/hers/ella) is a queer womanist freedom fighter, minister, spiritual entrepreneur, teacher, and… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
God of Grace When we don’t know what to do… Have mercy on us God of Grace When we don’t know where to turn… Have mercy on us God of Grace When we don’t know who You are… Have mercy on us For there is yet work for us to do… …Light to be shared… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
It’s the middle of the week, in the middle of summer and we are in the middle of an election season. Lead us, O God… Grant us wisdom to know when to step up and when to step back Give us the courage to speak out when necessary and to listen when required Pour out Your… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
God of grace Time moves so fast we can hardly recall what day it is Slow us down, please Draw us back to You To one another To creation So that in sincere gratitude and fullness of joy we might experience the life that You envision for each of us So that all may truly… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
God, grant me the passion to rise up against evil the will to live each day in joyful resistance and the compassion to see You— ♥in the face of every immigrant ♥in every Black body ♥in each Trans sibling —Even when no one else understands even when it makes others uncomfortable especially when doubt and… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
Ever present God, Open our hearts to find beauty even in the simplest of times. Open our minds to discover magic in the midst of routine. Open our hands in acts of kindness and tenderness. Open our day to include laughter, rest and sips that bring comfort. Thank You for breaking through the heavens to… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
Bright Star Lead us to love Lead us to promise Lead us to justice Lead us to hope Lead us to joy Love enfleshed Promise realized Justice unfettered Hope boundless Joy divine Bright Star Lead us through the wondrous dark night of possibility, liberation and radical Be-ing all that you have dreamed for us. We… 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
RCL: Get Dressed and Go!
For most of the world, Christmas is over. For a few of us we are counting down the twelve days of Christmas. Many of the people who will gather for worship on Sunday have packed up their Christmas decorations and have moved on to New Year’s plans and resolutions. Yet, on the only Sunday in… Read More
Advent 3: Sunday Prayer
Sing aloud, o daughters! Shout with joy, o children! The peril against you is gone. Yet again and again, O God, we have picked it back up: the peril of fear, the peril of greed, the peril of jealousy, the peril of nationalism, the peril of self-abasement. Again and again we pray, O God: show… Read More
