Mar 21, 2009 | Lent, prayer
To you o Christ I bring thanksgivingfor warmth and humor and gentleness,for your faithfulness to generationsand steadfast love rising with each dawn.I lift up the delights of my lifeknowing that grass fades and withersyet longing for permanence in these moments.To you...
Mar 20, 2009 | Lent, prayer, Writing to God
“A Prayer While Waiting for the Kingdom of God”Give these bonesbreath to dance.Give your peoplea song to sing in exile.Give the mustard seedroots to grow.Give Hagar and Ishmaelan oasis to rest.Give those behind locked doorsa vision of hope.Give the...
Mar 19, 2009 | Lent, prayer
O God my GodHere I amIt is only meBut it is all meMay it be enoughThat is, enough of youBecause it is just meBut all you.
Mar 18, 2009 | Lent, prayer
Look at your people, God of the covenant.Look at your people in the congregation and be glad.See how they love you!See how they love each other!Be blessed, God of all people, by this gathering.Be blessed and be overjoyed as they seek your face.
Mar 17, 2009 | Lent, prayer, Writing to God
I pray with all of my senses, O Living God.I pray with my eyes smiling at the sight of a robin resting briefly on the branch outside my window.I pray with my fingers kneading the warm fibers of the knitted hat that I snuggle onto my daughter’s head before...
