Six more months of masks, no gatherings, no hugs. No, wait, maybe nine more months of quarantine. Or even twelve months until we can go out again, or be together. God, it’s hard to know what lies ahead in our COVID world. Our hopes feel far off, and the memory of our lives before this… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
Lonnie Norman, a mayor from Tennessee, United States. Dr. Durdana Rizvi, a physician from Pakistan. Antonio Bolívar, an actor from Columbia. Bernard and Evelyn Seckler, a couple from the United States, who died just a few days apart. Israel Tollentino, a firefighter from New Jersey, United States. ‘Nanī’ Nabi, a grandmother from Kashmir Rocio Choque,… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
Creator of all, as the seasons turn, as the planet turns, we are awed again as spring or fall comes. Turn us, too, we pray, to new seasons of justice, of awareness, of kindness. Bring seasons of hope to the suffering, strength to the overwhelmed, purpose to the angry, and health to the ill. We… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
Dear God, my head is spinning with so many words…quiet neighborhoods…not racist…paralyzed from the waist down…180,000 dead in the U.S. alone…millions still out of work…trade-off…secrets…unrest…Hurricane Laura. Let’s just sit in silence today, and rest together, shall we? Amen.
Wednesday Prayer
God who sent us the Word, made into flesh, the One who was himself wounded by words, and wounded others with his own well-chosen barbs, today we pray for the words that will fill the day. May we receive words of hope to bolster us, words of peace to connects us, words of truth to… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
Dear God, or to explain the gasping breath of the COVID patient, the anguish of the unemployed, the panic of parents who have to teach their kids and also work, the pain of racism, and our various disdains for one another. But you know all this. This would be the moment for a big, splashy… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
God of all creatures, as I sit in my car, I’m watching the sparrow on a branch, the feathers intricately woven together, with more shades of brown than I knew existed. This careful construction of this tiny, ordinary bird lifts my heart, as evidence of your care. If you have this much love for the… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
O God, as we grow weary of masks, and distance, and not hugging the people we love, we meet up with our own lack of endurance, and start to understand the depth of your patience. O God, as we grow weary of the constant drumbeat of inequality, we meet up with our own fickle love… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
Eternal God, as our statues fall and our streets get new names, strengthen our resolve so our inner will matches the outer changes. Give us, we pray, the gifts of endurance, of a deep breath, of clarity, and of seeing our lies and living for truth. May we embrace change like a friend, instead… Read More
Monday Prayer
Infinite God, who still numbers the hairs on our heads, and who counts our value, one by one, we call out to you today the names of the people who touch our lives. Strangers, who pursue justice and force change. Beloved aunties and grandparents, neighbors, now seen at the end of the driveway, and co-workers… Read More
