Dear God, Not even a contentious US election can keep the sun from rising anew As we await results, please– Cause peace to rise up in our spirits and kindness in our conversations Continue to draw out determination and hope for the shift this nation needs Compel decision makers to ensure all votes are counted… Read More
Friday prayer: help us to see and be seen by one another
Immortal, invisible God, how do you do it? How do you put up with people claiming that they can’t see you? That you’re not real? That you can’t be hurt? Certainly I don’t have your long view or capacity to forgive, but I know what it’s like to be invisible, to be told that I… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
Time to breathe Time to reflect Time to connect Time to expand Time to live For this time we give you thanks We offer our time, our hearts, our hands and our vision to you, God Have your way May it all be for a blessing Amen. Rev. Dr. Marilyn Pagán-Banks (she/her/hers/ella) is a queer… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
God of grace Time moves so fast we can hardly recall what day it is Slow us down, please Draw us back to You To one another To creation So that in sincere gratitude and fullness of joy we might experience the life that You envision for each of us So that all may truly… Read More
Big Event 2020: From Vision to Action – Registration Open!
Register now for RevGalBlogPals Big Event 2020: From Vision to Action, where three outstanding clergywomen will share their stories and help participants explore how a vision for ministry becomes action in the world. Our week will include worship, plenary sessions, breakout and affinity groups; options for yoga, coaching, and spiritual direction; free time, social activities,… Read More
RCL: May Our Eyes be Opened
I was 10 when I first needed glasses. I was a little bit nearsighted, nothing unusual or significant. That is, until I first wore my glasses in school. Then I was teased relentlessly. I learned to only put on my glasses for reading the blackboard or watching a movie. That was good for a couple… Read More
RCL: The Eyes Have It
How do we see? From whose perspective do we view the world? Do we take time to consider God’s point of view? Do we forget that our neighbors can see differently? Sometimes eyes are “lovely” and sometimes they are “weak.” Sometimes we are the deceiver and sometimes we are the deceived. This week’s texts are… Read More
Revised Common Lectionary: The See and Be Seen Edition
Sight and vision are at the heart of the texts this week. This theme is subtle at first, but grows stronger through the readings until it cannot be missed in the Gospel. In 1 Samuel, one wonders what God saw in David that was clearly missing in the Jesse’s other sons who were older, more… Read More
Narrative Lectionary: Isaiah’s Hope
Today is Election Day in the United States, and the stakes seem as high, if not higher, than they have ever been. Today it feels like we choose between hope and fear. And nearly everyone in our nation (no matter which side of the election your politics reside) would tell you we choose between good… Read More
Ask the Matriarch: Vision Process, check! Now what?
Dear Matriarchs, We have just “finished” a visioning process, culminating in a new statement of the church’s identity and purpose. We are using the statement in worship each week for the next few weeks, but then what? How do I lead into this next phase, as we try to live into this new chapter? Working… Read More
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