Loving God- You wind around each of our thoughts, infusing each image with love. Your light beams on each image which comes to the surface of our minds. Yet sometimes the words do not rise as they should. Sometimes words are hiding behind clouds of exhaustion, health issues, trauma, and fears. Our minds reach for… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
God of all silence and noise, In our quiet sanctuaries, where a myriad of sounds have been absent for nearly a year, may the silence hold the stories of our faith communities until our return. May the Spirit of stillness pray for the ones who are lonely and the ones who are sick. May your… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
Spirit of Warmth, As chills reign in the hearts of many,we reach for our spiritual blankets to remove the frigidness surrounding us. Oh how so many words and images and actionshave built a wall of ice between us and our neighbors! Yet there is no ice that you, God, can’t melt.For you are our Great… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
God of light, On the days of shadows and clouds, our souls feel the strain of gray. Will sunlight pierce through the thickness of dread? Will light reach our foreheads, our hands, our spirits? Whether winter clouds or summer storms, erase clouds from the skies. Remove the clouds hovering above our minds and encapsulating our… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
Source of All Greatness- As we ponder all things for which we are thankful, I can’t help but hear the little grouch in my soul… the Grinch-like energy that wants to drag me away from the positive moments of 2020. Allow me to have my grumpy moments, God. This has been a difficult year filled… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
Divine Mirror- Oh, how I see the world the way I want to see it! Yet I see the world through the lens of a pandemic-exhausted, physically tired person! The lens I look through has a tint of blue, and the distortion is growing by the day. I’m tired, God. I’m tired of seeing the… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
Divine Nurturer of Hope- In this season of uncertainty,As holidays nearAnd plans seem far away,Fill our spirits with peace. As our landscapes changeAnd new flowers bloom and leaves fall,Fill our grieving hearts with comfort. God of the gloom and the gleam,May we recognize your presence in the dull days.May we rejoice in your presence under… Read More
Tuesday Prayer: The Choices We Make
God of Justice and Peace- As the world rotates today, may your calm filter each corner of our communities. As many of us wonder “what happens next” in this very unusual year, we seek spaces free from anxiety. God, my soul aches for humanity. I hurt when I don’t see my neighbors remembering that, they… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
God of Alertness, As we wake from sleep or need a midday pick-me-up, we ask for blessings upon our coffee. On this International Coffee Day, we offer our gratitude for the harvester of beans, the workers in factories, the deliverers of beans and the baristas in cafés. May we move to a world where the… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
God of Naps and Hibernation- Oh- how tired my brain feels today. Could it be because I feel so overwhelmed? Am I dealing with a physical issue? I know I feel so stressed about so much! Why did you allow stress in our world? Might you fix this problem? Can you make it easier on… Read More
