We wait for you, Lord More than watchers of the morning, More than mourners in the evening, More than questioners of your timing. We wait for you, Lord In the cacophony of pain, In the silence of our doubts, In the answers that do not comfort. We wait for you, Lord The one who formed… Read More
Thursday prayer: Soften our hearts.
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you. I will remove your stony heart from your body and replace it with a living one… Ezekiel 36:26 CEB We pray for God to soften our hearts… We pray for relationships in which there is conflict, and pray for God’s grace and wisdom to… Read More
Sunday Prayer: Love Supreme
O Love Supreme, our foundation and our irritation, our comfort and our chastisement: The earth quakes with the marching of racism (in every generation, new boots carry the same hatred) but we who know Love Supreme will not be shaken. The air blisters and scorches with words of hatred (old words, dusty words, dead words… Read More
Thursday Prayer: Peace, peace, peace
In the face of war and rumours of war, We cry: peace, peace, peace. When there is talk of fire and fury, We cry: peace, peace, peace. In communities mourning violent deaths, We cry: peace, peace, peace. In broken relationships and with broken hearts, We cry: peace, peace, peace. We are your people and we… Read More
Sunday Prayer
To God be all glory, to Christ be all love, to Wisdom be all joy. Incline your ear, O God, for your people are anxious and lonely, restless and wandering. Call our names and show us your peace. Encourage our hearts in the daily work of love. To God be all judgment, to Christ be… Read More
Friday Prayer: I need a sign
O Holy One, There are days that I wonder “Is there good in the world?” because it feels so evil and dark. So… hopeless. Greed, anger, selfishness, misogyny, homophobia, prejudice and lying… But you, Holy One, are good and gracious, holy and Light Eternal. You stretch us, encourage us, and remind us to look for… Read More
Thursday Prayer: For a winter’s day
Dear God, We hear stories that make us despondent. We hear stories that make us afraid. We hear stories of callousness, of indifference, of prejudice, of hate. We are looking: looking for signs of hope, of seasons changing, of new growth. Help us to see your greening power at work in our world. Help us… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
God. There are just some days that we just don’t know how we are going to do it. Living out Love, Starting somewhere with something deep and good and just while taking care of the damn list of things to get done, The pain, sorrow or questions that need to be put away on… Read More
Tuesday Prayer: All the Love
All the love – all the Holy Love – to those in mourning and those in desolation. May it be so by Your grace, O God. All the love – all the Holy Love – to those in pain and those in discernment. May it be so by Your peace, O God. All the love – all… Read More
Saturday Prayer – Summer Harvest
Holy Gardener, We have been tending seeds for a while now. Mid-summer is the time to watch and wait, to water and weed. Might there be some small harvest as a result of our labors? If it is possible, in all our endeavors, grant us the encouragement of fresh tomatoes, the surprise of an early… Read More
