O Holy One, I did not expect this mixed bag of feelings in my grief: joy, peace, bitterness, denial, hope, sadness, anger and dark humor swirl around me. Like a bunch of wildflowers, they each have a place in my understanding and coping. I hop between them like a bumblebee, afraid that, in my feelings,… Read More
Friday Prayer: Journeying
Holy One, The way ahead seems lonely at times, and I fear the unknown… But You sing, I am with you, I am with you always. I will not leave you abandoned. The silence is awkward at times, and I worry I am missing something… But you whisper, I am calling, I am calling to… Read More
Thursday Prayer: hear our weeping
What cannot be said will be wept – a quote attributed to Sappho You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your record? -Psalm 56: 8 O God, when words fail hear our weeping. Hear our weeping, treasure our tears, answer our cry. Amen. … Read More
Tuesday Prayer
God of the Many Doors, Open Hallways, Closed Windows- As we face choices both large and small, Grant us your wisdom. May the clarity that arrives when we focus on you Strengthen our minds and our vision. Our stomachs churn and our head aches From hours upon hours of worry and wonder. Dissolve our anxiety-driven… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
Expressive God- You must make faces at us as we wrestle with this life. Do you give us a side eye glare as we make biased comments? Do you shake your head when we walk away from a call? Do you facepalm us as you facepalmed the disciples when they ran away from Jesus and… Read More
Saturday Prayer – Prayer Beads
How do these prayers work, I wonder. Are they many prayers strung along a line, hung like laundry to dry on a humid morning? Or is there just one prayer here? One prayer, with stops along the way? Are there pauses punctuating the one prayer with a ! or a ? or maybe… Read More
Friday Prayer
Dear God- Somewhere there is a person who feels alone and unforgotten. They are wondering if their work matters. Their home is falling apart and they seek a peace for which they almost dare not hope. They have sounded alarms and been shut out of their community. They ache. Let this been an intercession for… Read More
Thursday Prayer
Dearest Friend and Great I AM, Today I pray for your boldest ones. Your beloved ones, your strong ones, The ones you have created and called, Plucked out and set up front, Gifted with story and strategy, Fierce proclamation and radical witness. Those wild faithful who make the first moves, Say the first hard things,… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
Tenacious God, You’ve said “be strong and courageous.” And here we are with quivering hearts, apprehensive about what needs to happen. Do we really need to use our shaking voices? Will they listen to us or throw us aside? Will my one voice matter? I know what my task is. I know how you are… Read More
Monday Prayer
It was a holy moment… A gathering of family church family family friends family united and one our family God’s family we sat, happily sharing: news stories food laughter fun It was a precious God moment… Holy One, we thank for all those small God moments that make up each day we thank you for… Read More
