Prayers for the moment Prayer for the day after Pentecost Gracious God, as I look out my window I see the beauty of your beloved creation exploding in colorful blooms, raining down..
Looking into the lectionary Day of Pentecost – June 4, 2017 Acts 2:1-21 Language is more than words. Last week on Morning Edition there was a segment on the challenges of translating President..
Prayers for the moment Prayer for Memorial Day Lord God, until there is war no more and you wipe every tear from every eye, we will remember. We will remember..
Prayers for the moment Prayer for our brothers and sisters in Egypt Almighty God, keep us from despair. Forbid that we become numb to violence and the suffering that comes in its vicious wake...
Looking into the lectionary 7th Sunday of Easter — May 28, 2017 John 17:1-11 Easter 7A Jesus prays for his disciples – then, now and always. If we let that truth come to consciousness..
Prayers for the moment Lord, teach us to pray on days like today Lord, teach us how to pray on days like today when senseless violence has once again destroyed innocent people and shattered the..
Looking into the lectionary 6th Sunday of Easter – May 21, 2017 Acts 17:22-31; John 14:15-21 Easter 6A “If you love me you will keep my commandments.” In this brief passage from John, Jesus..
Looking into the lectionary 5th Sunday of Easter – May 14, 2017 John 14:1-14 Easter 5 What was Jesus’ tone in these 14 verses of John’s Gospel? That’s one of the challenges of a..
Looking into the lectionary 4th Sunday of Easter – May 7, 2017 Psalm 23; John 10:1-10 Easter 4A The gatekeeper, the Good Shepherd leads the sheep out. He calls them by name, they recognize..
Looking into the lectionary 3rd Sunday of Easter – April 30, 2017 Luke 24:13-35 Easter 3A And now, a word from Luke. We will be back to John next week and then return to..