Today I am singing and rejoicing because— We are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses We are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses We are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses Thank you, God! Now, please God, compel us to lean into this promise with hope and trust Compel… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
Earthquakes Firestorms Missile strikes Plane crashes City-wide gun violence Is this how we are starting 2020, God? Help us to stop. Now! Stop our pillaging of the earth for our comfort Stop our polluting the air with our poison Stop our scapegoating and warmongering Stop our putting profit before people Stop our othering Stop our… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
God of all Creation- As the world wobbled and rumbled this morning in Puerto Rico, We send our prayers and our love to the ones now seeing a shattered world. As electricity and water has ceased, We pray that they can find the resources they need. May their earthquakes end, And may their trauma heal.… Read More
Sunday Prayer: grace upon grace
Here we stand, Lord,
utterly overwhelmed
by the sheer fullness of your love …
by your light shining in the darkness …
by your Incarnate Word
living among us …
loving us …
beyond our capacity to comprehend.
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Sunday Prayer: Ramah
So close to your glory, O God, and yet so very far. Rachel’s lament fills our ears from a shul in Monsey, NY to spiked underpasses in London. So close to your glory, O God, and yet so very far. Rachel’s cries resound among the Uygur in Xinjiang, China and firefighters in Australia. So close… Read More
Saturday Prayer: Perfect Light
Bright and shining star Who guides us, And shows us the Perfect Light. We watch with thankfulness and hope, As you drive back the darkness Of doubt and fear. Renew our faith, Increase our vision, Restore our courage to stand against evil And injustice. Embody your Love in us today. Amen. Rev. Deborah Vaughn is… Read More
Thursday Prayer: Boxing Day
In the resting and regrouping, the breathing out and in, be with us still, God incarnate; in the family celebrations delayed, in the pj day and plates of leftovers, be with us still, God incarnate; as the candles are put away, the orders of service filed with annotations, in the reviewing and rejigging, be with… Read More
Sunday Prayer: Love
How is it that my Lord can love me from the depths of hell to the heights of heaven? How has it come to pass that I am the beloved of the Sovereign of angels, the Commander of the dawn? Yet there is the sun — a sign in the east — greeting me across… Read More
Saturday Prayer: O tender Root
O Tender Root of Jesse, Promised to us, Abiding with us, Bloom in our dry deserts of hearts, Grow in our distracted, busy lives. Surprise us with your joy and love. Encourage us with your hope and peace. We are weary… We wander away… Gather us in Be born in us today O come to… Read More
Thursday Prayer: for a moment’s rest
For the comfortable chair, and a few moments to sit, to breathe; For our feet on the ground and the unconditional support the earth offer us; For gravity steadily holding us in place even as our busy minds swirl; Gracious God we thank you and ask for your restful, steadying presence with us in all… Read More
