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
Sunday Prayer: be present with your people, Lord
Be present with your people, Lord,
in places of faithful waiting …
waiting for encouraging news …
waiting for light to eclipse darkness … Read More
Worship Words for Pentecost 2021
Many of us are still looking for new ways of celebrating the Holy Spirit doing a new thing this year…and some of us are tired, and others burned out from navigating ever-changing guidelines and infection/vaccination rates and rules and safety and public opinion and technology, and some are inspired with new ideas! Here are some… Read More
Narrative Lectionary – May 23, 2021 – Pentecost
Sermon Reflections for: Acts 2: 1-4 and Galatians 4: 1-7 Pentecost is always one of my favorite Sundays, and this year’s NL is rich in fodder for good sermon writing. There are lots of directions to go with these dense texts. Here are just a few options: Option 1: In context of “the Law” To… Read More
RCL: Come, Holy Spirit!
Pentecost! The culmination of the Christian season of Easter, originally a Jewish festival, which is why the Jewish followers of Jesus were gathered together for this religious observance. Still recovering from their grief at the crucifixion, joy at the resurrection, and confusion at Jesus’ brief stay with them prior to the Ascension. Pentecost! That day… Read More
RCL: Sharing a Cup
It’s not often that as the lectionary cycles around, I end up writing on the same passages I wrote on three years ago. Or maybe it is more often than I realize and these texts just stand out more than some others. Either way, I’ve written on these passages before and you can see what… Read More
Sunday Prayer: come, Holy Spirit
Divine Spirit,
come.
Breathe your peace into our cities
and our nations, we pray,
and quell the violence that threatens
to overtake us.
Make space for us to meet
our siblings in Christ … Read More
Saturday Prayer
My friend Dayalan Devanesen, director of Roofs for the Roofless, of Chennai, India, sent me a photo of Gurdon Brewster’s sculpture given to him by his mother. It is ‘Christ Dancing Off the Cross’. On the last of the waiting nights for whatever the “power” is going to be, it seems important to hold carefully… Read More
11th Hour Preacher Party: Come, Holy Spirit!
UPDATE: The Preacher Party moved to Wednesday a few weeks ago, to accommodate preachers who are recording sermons earlier in the week for online worship. Since that post, riots have erupted in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. The spark igniting those riots may have been frustration over yet another death of a black man at… Read More
Worship Words: On Fire (Pentecost)
If you’re looking for some words for worship, here are some you are welcome to use or to adapt, or simply spring from as you write your own. If you use them in print, please credit the author and RevGalBlogPals.org. If you use them in a video or audio service, there’s no need to verbally… Read More
