Dec 23, 2018 | Advent, Christmas, justice, prayer
O Present and Still Coming Wisdom, contrary to the lessons of this world: From the littlest ones teach us love, and from the meekest show us majesty. In the ire of self-righteousness reveal human foolishness, and in the heartbeat of wealth lay plain hopelessness. To...
Dec 16, 2018 | Advent, justice, prayer, women
Sing aloud, o daughters! Shout with joy, o children! The peril against you is gone. Yet again and again, O God, we have picked it back up: the peril of fear, the peril of greed, the peril of jealousy, the peril of nationalism, the peril of self-abasement. Again and...
Nov 11, 2018 | justice, prayer
At the last, O God, promise that sacrifice will never again be demanded. At the last, O God, promise that our sisters and siblings and brothers will not need to compromise their imago dei for security. At the last, O God, promise that thunder will claim us and oust...
Oct 28, 2018 | justice, lament, prayer
I will bless the LORD at all times, all times, by day and night, when my tears pour and my heart pounds, when it seems I have triumphed and when it seems I might die. Always and forever, your grace will be my prayer and your face will be my deliverance. When I cry and...
Sep 28, 2018 | Bible, justice, news
“When King Ahasuerus was merry with wine, he commanded Queen Vashti to appear before him, in order to show the peoples and the officials her beauty—for she was fair to behold. But Queen Vashti refused.” – Esther 1:10-12 During the 180 days of King Ahasuerus’ big bash,...
Aug 12, 2018 | justice, prayer
For those who die in the raging war of injustice, O merciful God, hear our cries & our prayers. For those who kneel in protest and in despair, O merciful God, hear our cries & our prayers. For those who dream and those who are haunted, O merciful God, hear our...
