We awake with praise We pause with praise We move with praise We live with praise Not because all is perfect but because we are never alone Not because we have all the answers but because we trust You Not because we are not afraid but because we can lean on each other Not because… Read More
Saturday Prayer (from Romans 8)
God, Fill us with your Spirit that we might have courage— Courage to be vulnerable, To risk being wrong; Courage to speak hard truths, And to accept them; Courage to lead through uncertainty, And to ask for help when we need it; Courage to try something new, And to try something again; Courage to take… Read More
Sunday Prayer: Generations
Blessed are those who pray in the mountains,where the signs of heaven are clear, wherethe echoes of creation’s praise roll like thunder.Blessed are those who pray in the dark of night,when the promise of the sun is distant, whenthe LORD whispers secrets to the despairing.Blessed are those who pray in the cities,where the revelation is… Read More
Friday Prayer: answered prayer
Holy One, We who are searching, We who are wondering, We who are lonely, We who are questioning: We sit and wait in silence… We who are grieving, We who are dreaming, We who are watching, We who are planning: We sit and wait in silence… We who are grateful, We who are comforted, We… Read More
Thursday Prayer: known and loved
Dear God We thank you that you know us and love us love us and delight in us delight in us and draw us more fully into your life. We thank you that you know us and hear us hear what we can say and what we can only sigh, what we sigh and what… Read More
Sunday Prayer: Remember
Though our teeth are set on edge, O God,let us never forget your name.Though the night is long with wrestling, O God,let us never forget your blessing.Though the sun and moon strike us, O God,let us never forget your help.Though the litany of lies grows, O God,let us never forget we belong to you.Though justice… Read More
Thursday Prayer: Saying no
From saying a grudging yes, when we might say a gracious no Dear God, save us! Amen. Jemma Allen is a priest in the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia who expresses her ministry in the work of counselling and spiritual direction, and as a PhD student at the University of Auckland. … Read More
Sunday Prayer: Send Word
Tell the stars to send word, O Creator,of your faithfulness to every generation,of your trustworthiness through the long night of injustice.Tell the children to send word, O Love,of your accompaniment in places of exile,of your blessed increase even in the presence of enemies.Tell the prophets to send word, O Hope,of your oasis in the desert… Read More
Thursday Prayer: for laughter
For the gift of laughter: we give you joyful thanks and praise. For the laughter of friends who remember the stories and listen with laughter all the same; who see the hilarious in the tribulations; who enlarge our worlds with their generous laughter: we give you joyful thanks and praise. For the laughter that makes… Read More
Sunday Prayer: Wormwood and Gall
God of our ancestors,the song we inheritedhas been starved in this famine of injustice;our tongues have driedfrom crying in this desert of hopelessness.Increase our faith!God of all creation,the grass will witherand we along with it, no matter our fretting;our breath will endlong before the mountain melts into the sea.Increase our faith!God of daily mercies,mustard seeds… Read More
