Open to God a heart of praise and a gate of generosity. O give thanks to the One who is good, whose steadfast love endures forever. Come to God’s side with a coat and a colt and a shout. O give thanks to the One who is good, whose steadfast love endures forever. Bless God’s… Read More
Thursday Prayer: about Covid-19, again.
Dear God, This is another coronavirus prayer. It seems impossible to talk to you about anything else without talking first about the pandemic. More than 1 million cases around the world now. A third of the globe’s population in some kind of lockdown. I know you know this, but all the conversations I have these… Read More
Saturday Prayer
I was raised as a Roman Catholic, and, as such, prayed The Stations Of The Cross fairly regularly, but especially during Lent. In the Presbyterian Church in Canada, we don’t really follow them, partly because some of what is in them isn’t – strictly speaking – in Scripture. And you know what we are like… Read More
Saturday Prayer:
Oh Holy One, They stand as silent witnesses, Remembering greener times, Counting the leaves they lost, And looking to the promise of Spring. And so do I, Looking around the bend in the road ahead, Remembering answered prayer, Celebrating fruitful ministry, And listening to the Wind of the Spirit Blowing through the barren branches. You… Read More
Thursday Prayer: For Clergywomen
Today in the calendar of my denomination we remember George Herbert “and all saintly parish priests”. This prayer has a wider view of priests and pastors worth celebrating! For clergywomen, of every community and tradition, that we might grow in holiness, grace and wisdom: God who calls us, hear our prayer! For those who lead… Read More
Wednesday Prayer: Ash Wednesday
Eternal God, on this day of ashes, even before they touch my forehead, I can taste them in my mouth. The taste of things I should not have said, of my own foolishness, of pride, unkindness, of ignorance. I feel them in my throat, the silence where I should have spoken and the grief that… Read More
Sunday Prayer: Mountaintops
We climb the mountain to wait. Surrounded by a cloud, we wait. While the nations conspire, we wait. When brightness overwhelms us, we wait. Through the long night, we wait. Until the Spirit speaks, we wait. As we wait, we are already: your witnesses, your inheritance, your collaborators, your beloved vessels, your anointed, your freedom.… Read More
Saturday Prayer: Morning Fog
Holy One, I’m behind — a bit frazzled because the day ahead is full of tasks and Sunday preparation. But even after coffee and a workout and a bracing shower, I feel… foggy. My to-do list is not done. My willpower is missing. My sermon is… missing, too. Clear away the cobwebs, sweep my distractions… Read More
Thursday Prayer: COVID-19
For those who are sick and those who care for them, that they might be restored to health and receive all that they need this day: Gracious God, receive our prayer. For those who have died and those who mourn, that they might know consolation: Gracious God, receive our prayer. For nurses and doctors, and… Read More
Sunday Prayer: Choosing Life & Death
Holy and Gracious God: Today we choose life — the bloom of hope, the breath of humility, the proximity of tenderness. Holy and Mysterious God: Today we choose death — the sunset of greed, the erosion of pride, the burial of violence. Holy and Creative God: Today we choose prosperity — the harvest of peace,… Read More
