Until the sun dawns on a day of equity, dear God — be God. Until creation is new like the spring, dear God — be God. Until your goodness ripens like a harvest, dear God of mercy — be God. Until your revelation is not obscured by lies, dear God of insight — be God.… Read More
Friday Prayer: We are here
We are here, Holy One. We are here as witnesses To those who hurt Who cry Who rage Who have been abused Who have died Who have been treated unjustly… We are here, Holy One. We lift up to You Our Maker and Redeemer The silent tears The raging fears The pain of years… We… Read More
Thursday Prayer: Tarore of Waharoa
Today in the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia we remember and give thanks for the life of Tarore of Waharoa, a 12-year-old Māori girl who died in 1836. This information about her life is by Archbishop Sir David Moxon. Tarore was the daughter of the Maori chief Ngakuku. She studied at the… Read More
Sunday Prayer: Kyrie Eleison
Lord have mercy: we are prayerful but impatient, pensive and at times presumptuous. You are the holy one. You are our refuge and our reassurance. You are our heart’s unrest and its urgency. When the world is painful and violent, you are the peace that passes all understanding. Lord have mercy: we are tossed and… Read More
Thursday Prayer: Sign of hope
Dear God, Sometimes the rainbow is faint. Sometimes the sign of hope, the promise of perseverance, is easy to miss. Turn our heads (and our hearts) to see your love written in the heavens, so that we might delight in your faithfulness, and be sustained by your grace, this day and always. Amen. Jemma… Read More
Sunday Prayer
O LORD our God, you who make the heavens sing, you who comfort weary hearts, we tremble in awe at your thunder and we sigh in gratitude for your grace. When we are frightened, you are our courage. When we are overwhelmed, you are our rock. When our souls are hungry, you are our daily… Read More
Thursday Prayer: Rest
Rest that part of us which is tired.
Awaken that part of us which is asleep. Read More
Sunday Prayer: World Communion
To you, O LORD, we lift our hearts. Be mindful of your mercy and be faithful to your love. You are full of life — from the galaxies to the glaciers, from the rivers to the rainbows, from the north and the south, from the east and the west, with music and mystery all the… Read More
Saturday Prayer: I am Thinking
Dear God, I am thinking about the people of Puerto Rico, reeling from the storms, struggling to get food and water and shelter and medical care. I am thinking about the tension between the United States and North Korea, each with nuclear weapons and unpredictable leaders. I am thinking about the Rohingya, being slaughtered and… Read More
Saturday Prayer: Listening with Elijah
O God, our God, Again the storms have come. The great and devastating winds. The rock-splitting earthquake. The threats of fire and destruction. The storms rage as we cower on Mount Horeb listening for your voice. We cannot hear you in the winds, or earthquake, or fire. But perhaps, if we prepare ourselves and peek… Read More
