Hey, creation! Make a joyful noise to the God who made you! We talk about the Lord with excitement. We sing to God with joy! As true as multiplication tables and that water is wet, the Lord is God- in charge of everything! God made us, along with everything else. We are God’s people- known… Read More
Friday Prayer: As You Would Have It
Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love. 1 John 4:8 Boundless Lover of All- Stir up your grace in us, that we might love in such a way that all would know we follow you. Amen. The Reverend Julia Seymour serves Lutheran Church of Hope in Anchorage, AK.… Read More
Friday Prayer: Catch Up
Holy Parent of All- I confess that I am acting without consulting you first. There is too much pain for me to wait for your clear guidance… or, at least, what I think your clear guidance would be. Truthfully, I keep moving toward the pain I see, the grief I hear, the rifts I perceive…… Read More
Friday Prayer: Listen
If I was taking a walk with You, I’d say, “It turns out there isn’t a limit to how frustrated I can get. Or how many bad decisions people can make. Is there no bottom?” I think you would be silent. We would walk on and I would get exasperated. Yes, with You. “Are you… Read More
Friday Prayer: Nothing Lost
Christ- It is possible that we have lost sight of your intentions and commands. What would we, what would I do, if I expected no protection from the state, no solidarity from officials, not conspirators in high places? If we, if I, stood in solidarity with those who are oppressed, pressed, suppressed, depressed, distressed, de-tressed,… Read More
Friday Prayer: Nonviolent Persistence
Holy Christ, Prince of Peace, Pioneer of our faith, I find myself immersed in the words of Psalm 137. Even though I do not wish actual harm on people or their children or their animals, I can feel the urge – lingering at the edges of the least-evolved, least-sanctified, least-formed parts of my reptilian brain.… Read More
Friday Prayer:
During my husband’s first deployment to Iraq, I felt so swamped by grief and fear that I would sometimes have to pull over to pray. I sought help for not making an idol of being terrified- giving it my attention, my energy, my time. I frequently sang over and over, “On Christ the Solid Rock… Read More
Friday Prayer: Faith of our Mothers
Holy Tamar, fierce and proud, pray for us to be strengthened in the fight for reproductive rights, freedoms, and safety for all. Holy Shulamite woman, dark and beautiful, pray for us to be strengthened in the fight to support all women, their stories, and their truth. Holy Abigail, quick and clever, pray for us to be strengthened… Read More
Friday Prayer: A Word to Ponder
… Because imagining other possibilities for our lives would remind us of the painful gap between who we most truly are and the role we play in the so-called real world. As we become more obsessed with succeeding or, at least, surviving in that world- we lose touch with our souls and disappear into our roles.… Read More
Friday Prayer: Making a List
For those whose infants are in the NICU, we pray… For those who need dialysis, we pray… For families who hope to hear from the one wandering, we pray… For those on deployment, we pray… For those celebrating in secret, we pray… For those who have decided to speak their truth, we pray… For those… Read More
