After reading the kin-dom stories found in this week’s text around 7 times this morning I can’t help but wonder if Jesus is expounding on the “on earth as it is in heaven” portion of the prayer he teaches his disciples in Chapter 6…? The story about the “good” and the “bad” dwelling together sounds… Read More
Thursday Prayer: a blessing for a clergywoman
May God bless you this day: May God’s presence undergird your days: sustaining you in hope, indwelling you in peace, encouraging you in faith. May you find freedom and room to breathe when the space seems narrow; may you find boldness and clarity when you are called to speak truth to power; may you find… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
God, you have filled my life with a variety of adventures. Today I give thanks for the anniversary of my ordination. Through the long journey heading towards that occasion – from oral exams to ordination papers – we grew stronger together. Since that day, you’ve been my Divine Walking Stick during the times when needing… Read More
Why We Need RevGalBlogPals
I appreciate RevGalBlogPals every time I turn on my computer to work. I’m reminded by Facebook posts that I am not alone and that there is work to be done and sisters to do it with. Workers in the church have so few places to celebrate the joy of ministry and the very real occasional… Read More
In the Company of the Saints
This past Sunday afternoon, I was at church with my son. He was playing in the back and I was meeting with a couple of people in the front. A man from the congregation came by and did some minor repairs on the building, including changing lightbulbs. My son followed him around- interested in the… Read More
Tuesday Prayer: On the Road
God of all journeys, we pray for those who do their ministry on the road today. Bless them at the gas pump, watching the numbers rise. Bless them at the on-ramp, gathering speed for the highway. Bless them in the right lane, when trucks are whizzing by. Bless them in the left lane, passing to… Read More
Friday Prayer: All the Days of My Life
When a church member “threatens” to leave when she doesn’t get her way… Goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. When I choke back tears at the funeral of a beloved elder… Goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. When the sounds of children wrestling… Read More
Ask the Matriarch: Time to Hang It Up?
This week we hear from a sister in ministry troubled by her powerful reaction to a church member. As one of the many “wounded healers” I have some hard things from my past that I have had to overcome in one way or another. The biggest wound in my life is an abusive and manipulative… Read More
