If you’ve struggled to find liturgical language adequate to this moment (pandemic, political crises, civil unrest, widely publicised injustices, and so much more), you’re not alone. By this point in 2020, with a seemingly endless journey ahead too, many of us are a little low on creativity. Here we have some contributions from our RevGals… Read More
Wit’s-End Day: The Sweet Word of God
A few weeks ago, RevGalBlogPals president Julia Seymour invited her Facebook friends to make her choose between two entirely unrelated things. I asked her to choose between Girl Scout cookies* or the deutero-Pauline letters. I’ll spare you Julia’s response, but the result of it was a long conversation about which type of cookie embodies each… Read More
RCL Commentary: Re-Forming Church
Many Protestant congregations will be celebrating Reformation Sunday this week. What a year for it! The church has been pushed in to a reformation whether we were ready for it or not. We have re-formed the way we worship. We have re-formed our education ministries and our outreach efforts and our governing assemblies. Some of… Read More
RevGalBookPals: White Spaces Missing Faces
I am writing today from Big Timber, Montana, which was built on land inhabited by Niitsítpiis-stahkoii ᖹᐟᒧᐧᐨᑯᐧ ᓴᐦᖾᐟ (Blackfoot / Niitsítapi ᖹᐟᒧᐧᒣᑯ), Apsaalooké (Crow), Cheyenne, and Očhéthi Šakówiŋ peoples. It’s been a few months since I put a book review up here. First off, I want to acknowledge that many people have had difficulty reading… Read More
Worship Words for 18 October 2020
If you’ve struggled to find liturgical language adequate to this moment (pandemic, political crises, civil unrest, widely publicised injustices, and so much more), you’re not alone. By this point in 2020, with a seemingly endless journey ahead too, many of us are a little low on creativity. Here we have some contributions from our RevGals… 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
Worship Words for 4 October 2020
If you’ve struggled to find liturgical language adequate to this moment (pandemic, political crises, civil unrest, widely publicised injustices, and so much more), you’re not alone. Day 476,902 of 2020 finds many of us a little numb and low on creativityHere we have some contributions from our RevGals community to help — feel free to… Read More
Friday Prayer
One to Whom Revenge Belongs, I feel almost nothing but rage and grief. I am surrounded by those who make a mockery of truth, honesty, and justice.Their yes is “if it pleases me”. Their no is “if it pleases me”.Their vows are fulfilled on the bodies of people slain just for living while black or brown… 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
Friday Prayer
God of liberation- I am not alone in joining in the saintly chorus of “How long?” How long will tyranny be permitted to run rampant, lying about patriotism and freedom? How long will some claim to be of your people in word, but not deed? How long will we struggle for truth, while some among us are… Read More
