God, we pray for all who wait,even longer than our Advent –Simeons and Annas,long waiting with no star,no singing, except their own song,of birth and death –like many people I visit in assisted living, and innkeepering essential workerswho meet danger at the doorevery single day,and are always expected to do more,and criticized when they cannot,… Read More
Friday Prayer
For the ones who are waiting, Who hear endless “not yets”, The ones who are told their time will come, But it can’t be now Because, because, because. For the ones whose hope is fragile, Wispy and barely tangible, God, be a consolation, Hear their weeping, Be their answer in holy fullness. Make now the… Read More
Thursday Prayer: for those waiting
Dear God, We have words of tradition, asking you to watch other those who work, or watch or weep. This prayer is for those who are waiting, for those who are pacing, for those who are frozen still, for those who are having all the feelings, and for those who are numb. This is a… Read More
Friday prayer: tired of waiting
Good God, I am tired of waiting. I am tired of waiting on the vaccine rollout. I am tired of waiting on my kid to stop spinning in his desk chair and finish his virtual schoolwork. I am tired of waiting on church folk to realize that their pastors do not come with a Teflon… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
As we close another month, And come to the middle of the week, And engage in this crucial election season in the midst of a global pandemic- We are praying We are protesting We are practicing love from a distance and in new ways We are declaring truth and demanding justice We are waiting We… Read More
Saturday Prayer, July 25, 2020
God, the hummingbird is waiting while the butterfly drinks, and I don’t think that the hummingbird is kind, or patient or irritated, or any of the many of my feelings when I wait. This morning I pray for everyone who waits — one for a COVID-19 test result, one to re-schedule a cancelled flight, while… Read More
Narrative Lectionary: God’s Hope (Jeremiah 33:14-18)
The text for this week is so short I figured I would just put it here: Jeremiah 33:14-18 14 The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. 15 In those days and at that time I will… Read More
Friday Prayer: Traveling home
Holy One, I sat in this traffic tonight, impatient and tired, (and a little bit whiny). When I had to wait for the traffic light to cycle through a third time, I yelled, “I just want to go HOME!” (to no one in particular) But really, I was calling and crying out to You. For… Read More
Friday Festival
As Advent approaches, so do our focuses on certain themes for this liturgical season – specifically waiting for the birth of Christ to bring us a new light into our lives. Yet we rarely see waiting as a gift. As she participated in jury duty, Michelle at Quantum Theology states this: “There was a lot… Read More
Narrative Lectionary: Waiting in Hope
Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:2-4; 3:[3b-6] 17-19 We enter the season of Advent in the Narrative Lectionary with a perhaps unfamiliar holiday companion, Habakkuk. It is a bleak passage, describing a difficult passage in the history of Israel. We can imagine some difficult passages when we read the news today too. Children facing tear gas when seeking… Read More
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