God, I’m sitting in a deep well a grief. I hear the noise and movement from life outside of the painful bubble in which I currently abide. I wish that I could be with those carrying on the everyday-ness of life. But right now, God, it’s you and me in this space of mourning. Far… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
God of breathing in and out, of the beating hearts and brain waves, we know that our finite bodies cannot last forever. But when the aches set in or our loved ones are abiding in their final days, it still seems too soon. When the decline starts or the end nears, give us strength in… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
God whose presence and love goes beyond words, I have no idea what to say today. As I face the tearful grief of a family Or the complex relationships life brings, Give me the exact words that need to be spoken. Or maybe whatever sentences exit my mouth will be a mess. In that case,… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
Divine Creator, who aligns my body, mind, and soul, My heart is racing right now. Palpitations have emerged victorious. Anxiety is my companion since childhood. As life progressed it has invited itself without permission. It has made me overthink, over-care, overwork. And sometimes baby steps have been the only way to move forward in life.… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
God, every moment of this day is claimed. The spaces between meetings have been filled with movement. Rest seems like miles from me. Energize me. Keep the breezes of drowsiness away until this evening when I will need to sleep. Grant me focus. Relieve me from any anxiety that comes my way. Amen. ***** The… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
God whose love stretches from seas to shining seas- And beyond, Many of us have a complicated relationship with this particular holiday. Those of us observing July 4 See the reds and whites and blues surrounding us. We cherish those who serve our country And those who have died defending it. We look forward to… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
Encourage me to listen to the voices all over the world
as they cry from hunger, or pain, or torture. Read More
Tuesday Prayer
Speed things along, God, so that we see the dry lands once again-
Or give us ample patience. Read More
Tuesday Prayer: Sit
Image by Colin Brough on rgbstock.com “We live in a society whose whole policy is to excite every nerve in the human body and keep it at the highest pitch of artificial tension, to strain every human desire to the limit and to create as many new desires and synthetic passions as possible.” —THOMAS MERTON,… Read More
Tuesday Prayer: What words?
Image “Victim” by Dez Pain from rgbstock.com Oh, friend, what words can there be? another murder in the U.S. and we try and try and try to push back to remake our world to be Your people in a world that makes no sense sometimes we just have to sit right down and cry. Sit with… Read More
