Holy Spirit, Wild Wind, on this day of Pentecost we are gathered. We are alternately full of fire and fizzling, courageous and tentative, gifted by dreams and haunted by worries. In other words, this holy day finds us to be still wholly human. Will you fill us up? Will you awe our hearts so that… Read More
Saturday Prayer: God of Holy Spirit Power
God of Holy Spirit power, We bear the weight of the tasks that are before us and the tasks that are beyond us. We grieve the pain of those who suffer within our circles and those who suffer beyond our sphere. We feel our anger over the injustices we can address and the injustices beyond… Read More
Friday Festival: Separation and Connection
This weekend many congregations will celebrate Pentecost. We will talk about God’s power to break down dividing walls, build bridges over chasms that separate us, and make connections between people who can’t imagine themselves connected. Several of our blog writers have been thinking about separation and connection in their posts this week. “This year, our… Read More
Thursday Prayer: anticipating Pentecost
Come Holy Spirit, fire in us the gift of your imagination; breathe in us the gift of your peace; dance in us the gift of your beauty; dream in us the gift of your wisdom; speak in us the gift of your justice; make in us the gift of your strength. Come, Holy Spirit, come!… Read More
Revised Common Lectionary: Holy Translator
The Holy Spirit is an amorphous being. One who is compared to wind and fire. The one who comes down with the waters of baptism onto us, earthly, dirt-made humans. Through the Holy Spirit we have furthered our understanding of who God is to us. The Holy Spirit is an “advocate” the “Spirit of Truth”… Read More
The Pastoral is Political: Church Seasons
Jesus said, “Have you never read what David did when he & his companions were hungry? He entered the house of God and ate the bread of the Presence, giving some to his companions too. In the same way, the sabbath was made for humanity’s sake — humanity was not made for sabbath’s sake. The… Read More
Saturday Prayer: Speaking in Tongues
Flaming God of Pentecost, Let us speak in tongues of comfort to those weeping over the bodies of their loved ones shot by troubled gunmen, killed in border clashes, dying from Ebola. Let us speak in tongues of courage to those living in fear of the next shooting, the next bomb, the illness that threatens.… Read More
Thursday Prayer
O how I ache, To hear that rush, to feel your wind, To be singed by your flame, To be amazed, astonished, perplexed, Disrupted. Again. O how I ache, To feel you at work, to notice you in this space, That space. To be pushed, and led, and messed with, Confused. Wait… Oh how I… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
God who birthed the Pentecost Breath of Change, May your winds of peace clash drive away the cruel gusts Encircling your world with peace. But may your gales wobble us a bit Causing us to focus on ensuring balance in our world. Fierce Winds of the Spirit, As your squalls encounter the chaos of the… Read More
Revised Common Lectionary: Pentecost!
Welcome to the end of the season of Easter, and one of the only days in the church year that celebrates the work of the Holy Spirit! (Do you know where your red stole is?) RCL texts for this Sunday can be found here, and links to additional resources are available on The Text This… Read More
