Jun 30, 2019 | justice, prayer
Through the chaos, O Eternal God, grant us a vision. In the midst of trouble, O Merciful God, grant us a clear path. Before the cup of sorrows, O Faithful God, grant us a portion of joy. Until the idolatry of power ends, O Jealous God, grant us a spirit of generosity....
Jun 23, 2019 | images of God, lament, prayer
We long for your voice like a deer longs for water, but no, Lord — do not put your voice in our ears and our hearts, for it might split us open and rend us from the comforts and assumptions with which we have clothed faith. We long for your presence like a ship...
Jun 16, 2019 | images of God, prayer
When you pray, say: Our Creator, our Justification, our Advocate in heaven — hallowed be thy Name, thy Body, thy Presence. Your Realm come, your Imagination fulfill, your Peace arrive in all ways & all places. Be our Bread, our Breath, and our Beckoning....
Jun 9, 2019 | discipleship, images of God, Pentecost, prayer
Holy Spirit, Wild Wind, on this day of Pentecost we are gathered. We are alternately full of fire and fizzling, courageous and tentative, gifted by dreams and haunted by worries. In other words, this holy day finds us to be still wholly human. Will you fill us up?...
Jun 2, 2019 | church, faith, prayer
What the hell do any of us know, O Eternal Mystery? While we worship constancy and might, mountains melt and remold like wax. While we sing hymns in echoing caverns, the Spirit waits upon those in prison. While we pray to love our enemies, the Church itself nurtures...