A Psalm in the time of COVID-19 My heart has no joy, O Lord, For it is weighed down with imprecations. I struggle to feel anything but contempt For those who spread lies, who conceal the truth, Who reject the opportunities to help others. I lament the truth of history, Wherein people have been treated… Read More
Monday Prayer – Mother Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace – my favorite prayer, mumbled or whispered as planes take off, as we wait for the doctor, as we pass a tragic car accident. Holy mother help me, help us, intercede. Mary who watched as her son was beaten and spit upon. Mary who knew the little boy he once… Read More
Friday Prayer
Holy Provider, Sometimes it is not enough to open a window, When a door has been closed. Some of us have experienced too many closed doors-Closed by the forces that oppose the Divine will of LoveClosed by people with racist, patriarchal, colonist, X-phobic tendencies, Closed by people who are complicit with the above, intentionally and… Read More
Friday Prayer
Look, I am truly out of nice words and my ability to craft a lovely phrase flew out the window somewhere with my 900th sigh about unvaccinated people and the call for a third funeral in 15 days. I believe that You are here and at work and that I am surrounded by grace and… Read More
Monday Prayer – Reconcile
Reconciling God, thank you for bringing form to our chaos and for naming us Good. Thank you for the richness of your seasons, for summertime in my neighborhood, for dragon flies and the sound of boats on the lake; the specific quality of the light of these longer days. Reconcile our hearts to your love,… Read More
Saturday Prayer: Wet Cement
Holy One I am like this wandering cat Who chose to try the wet cement and left a witness of its impulsiveness I think of all the places where I have brought hurt instead of healing anger instead of peace. Show me where I can clean up the mess that’s left behind (even when it… Read More
Sunday Prayer: O People, Hope!
O people, hope in the Holy One — in whom there is steadfastness and with whom there is healing! Read More
Tuesday Prayer
Spirit of Life, Tomorrow holds so much of the unknown.Anxiety inflames our spirits, cutting off the pathways to your peace. In the valleys of the unknown and on the roads of dread, fill our spaces with light.In the peaks of grief and the plains of pain, fill our hearts with peace. We release the future… Read More
Monday Prayer – Open
The curtains on the small stage are tightly closed, the floor swept clean and chairs stacked away. The children aren’t down the hall, the costumes hang untouched in darkness. The music hasn’t moved, the folders haven’t opened, the pianos haven’t pounded out a difficult arrangement as volunteers peered at notes on a page, wondering how… Read More
Thursday Prayer – Supplication
God, we have almost made it through the shifting and filtered time of another week. Supply motivation today, help us to do the work you’ve given us to do. Help us to do more than mark time, more than cross days off the calendar. Strengthen and uphold us as we walk beside each other, help… Read More
