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
Monday Prayer
God of wonder, as I wander through this world, I wonder. How can we see all you have made and still abuse and use each other? How can we feel love and awe and inspiration, yet look at others and see not? How can we, your beloved children look on the world with fresh eyes?… Read More
Monday Prayer
O God, artist of our landscape, all around I see beauty. All around. The beauty is ignored by so many. Weeds! All weeds! But. If we just stop… even for a moment. We would see new beauty, new depths. Just because it is not like us; just because we did not choose it; just because… Read More
Monday Prayer
Ahhh… how is it Monday again? Sweet Holy, what is happening to my time line? Where are all my anchor points gone? It feels like a million years since I was able to go freely, since I was able to offer contact, real connection, It feels like an eternity… And yet, you who created the… Read More
Monday Prayer
Precious Holy, two dogs cuddle up at my feet. I try my hardest to allow their joy, innocence, exuberance fill me too. But, it seems, the realities of other things creep in to overwhelm them… Reality is: doors shut. Reality is facemask in public. Reality is distrust, fear, irritation, frustration… not with the restrictions, but… Read More
Monday Prayer
Friends, today’s Monday Prayer is brought to you by mood swings! In the past few days my mood has swung back and forth. From excitement and energy to total lethargy and deep melancholy it feels like I have gone through a dictionary of emotions… Thus, my prayer today comes from this evening’s mood (it is… Read More
Monday Prayer
Dear One, There’s a weight that I cannot shift… it sits in the middle of my chest… makes my breath catch, makes my thinking muddled, makes my movements slow. Dear One, There’s a weight that I cannot shift… It feels like I am the only one makes me feel alone makes me feel isolated makes… Read More
Monday Prayer
God of all seasons, snow angels, spring rain, summer suns, all remind us of you all show us your hand Precious One, as this new week beings, and we collect our thoughts, and reflect on the week just gone, hear our prayers Hear our worries Hear our joys Hear our voices… solo and joined loud… Read More
Monday Prayer
A Litany for Today May the love and light be with you in this time of challenge May the love and light be with you in this time of quiet May the love and light be with you in this time of anxiety May the love and light be with you in this time of… Read More
