Holy God, Who calls us to our best selves Without excuse we show up today in holy splendor Crossing bridges in holy boldness Loving our neighbors in holy trust Caring for creation in holy awe Submitting fully with holy bodies Holy God, We show up today in holy splendor Not with airs of “holier than… Read More
Friday Prayer: Unseen, but Not Unappreciated
God of all vocations- I thank you for the person who drives the street sweeper, the one who dresses and cares for the bodies of the dead, the dairy stocker at the grocery store, and the aid to the aid to the mayor. I may not fully know their work, but I know it makes… Read More
Friday Prayer: The Stars are Still There
Source of All Love- It is raining too hard to see the meteors, but I know they are there. Bright, shining gleams are visible to others, but only fog and drizzle here. Just because I cannot see them does not mean they are not there. Grant me the grace and peace to trust in… Read More
Friday Prayer: Water Life
Holy Parent- There were surely people who believed the water in which John stood was somehow magic. Likely, they sought to carry it away in small bottles or wineskins, especially those who perceived something about Jesus as well. The muddy Jordan- barrier and invitation- was hardly the holy water of imagination. Yet the water cycle… Read More
Friday Prayer: Clean It Out
All Knowing and All Seeing One- You are more aware than I am of all the stuff I have around me. I keep meaning, intending, hoping to do something about it. Give me the strength and the will to take a step toward the thing I long to do. Help me to resist it no longer.… Read More
Sunday Prayer: Sighing
O God our God, what can we possibly say? We are alternately hopeless and joyous, weary and renewed. Our spirits sag under the endless onslaught of chaos, of discord, of violence, of dehumanization. Our spirits are depleted too by their own betraying habits of disagreement, of hostility, of distrust, of resentment. What can we possibly say, except… Read More
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