Prayers for the moment Beloved – A prayer Lord God, why do we insist on putting boundaries on your limitless love? You create us and call us good, made in..
Looking into the lectionary June 18, 2017 – 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 9:35-10:23 Ordinary 11A Proper 7 I have never before noticed how a few of these verses from this long lectionary passage..
Prayers for the moment Just another day: A prayer Another day, Lord God, just another day. Today faith leaders met to plan to a response to the upcoming KKK rally in..
Looking into the lectionary Trinity Sunday — June 11, 2017 2 Corinthians 13:11-13; Matthew 28:16-20 For many years I considered Trinity Sunday a blip on the church calendar radar. I made a..
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..