Warm Spirit of Love- On this World Kindness Day, may your breezes bring forth the hope we need for a caring world. May the extreme chills of hate be driven away by balmy sentiments, acts of justice, and moments of mission. May we see that each of your children hold the Spark of the Divine… Read More
Revised Common Lectionary: What Large Teeth You Have!
Whose power do we adore? Whose authority do we fear? Whose aggravation, whose violence, whose ridicule causes us to cower? Whose steadfastness do we trust? The stones of a temple? The teeth of a wolf? The prayers of a priest? The comments of family? In this Sunday’s Revised Common Lectionary texts, the stones of the… Read More
Sunday Prayer: Steal Away
At the last, O God, promise that sacrifice will never again be demanded. At the last, O God, promise that our sisters and siblings and brothers will not need to compromise their imago dei for security. At the last, O God, promise that thunder will claim us and oust evil, that bread and breath will… Read More
Saturday Prayer: For All Saints Weekend
God of eternity, We have gathered our saints around us. All saints. All souls. We have gathered them for comfort And for wisdom And for strength. We have gathered them as a reminder Of your presence. Because we can see how you were with them, And so maybe those coming after Will look back on… Read More
Sunday Prayer: Psalm 34
I will bless the LORD at all times, all times, by day and night, when my tears pour and my heart pounds, when it seems I have triumphed and when it seems I might die. Always and forever, Your grace will be my prayer and Your face will be my deliverance. When I cry and… Read More
Thursday Prayer: lighting a candle
This is a prayer of inarticulate longing… This is a prayer of agitated pacing… This is a prayer of fists stuffed in pockets… This is a prayer of the lump in the throat… This is a prayer that doesn’t know what or how to pray… This is the prayer of lighting a candle, of turning… Read More
Sunday Prayer: Holy Mysteries
Bless the LORD, all people, and praise God’s infinite wisdom. We did not lay earth’s foundations and we did not set the breadth of the sky. We cannot call rain from the clouds or command the lightening to strike. But, O God, we have been stricken here between earth and sky, and we have been… Read More
Friday Prayer: suspense
Holy One, I’ve spent so much time waiting over these last few days. Waiting for news Waiting for test results Waiting for flights, trains and buses Waiting for checks in the mail Waiting for change Waiting for answers from you. I’ve learned That I am not good at waiting That answers come when it is… Read More
Thursday Prayer: holy disruptions
We praise you, O Holy Disrupter and Bringer of Beauty. We praise you, and thank you for the life you bring us. We praise you and thank you and ask that your Spirit might continue to disrupt and disturb our categories and order, our ideas about who and what belongs, our categorisation of beauty, that… Read More
Sunday Prayer: Lament
Answer us, we dare pray, O God of our groaning. Reclaim what has been cast away, O God of our weariness. Seek out the pieces of our hearts, lest they be scattered by the wind. In your goodness, let there be a light to keep us company as we cry. In your mercy, let there… Read More
