God of all creation, on a holiday weekend of family, festivities, shopping and decorating, our tendency to forget the wider world of..
Gratitude follows grace, Lord of all creation, and evidence of your grace overflows, spills out and engulfs us. How then can we..
This fall stewardship season the good folks at “my” church asked if I would share with the congregation why I support..
How long, O, Lord? How long will we keep killing each other? How long until sanctuaries are truly sanctuaries? How long until..
Lord, the scenes are horrific: swaths of communities obliterated, smoldering ashes, flames still threatening in the background. Entire neighborhoods devastated, people missing,..
Lord God, we awake to another city that will now be known as an event, rather than a place. We greet the..
Do this and remember me. Those simple words, spoken over bread and cup, call us back to you, Lord Christ. This is..
The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board met last week in Louisville, Kentucky. There were a lot of other meetings, too: Way Forward Commission,..
God of heaven and creation, the earth is yours and all that is in it. We cannot help but recognize the limits..
Lord, it feels as if all of creation is groaning. As entire communities are devastated by hurricanes, fires and earthquakes, we wonder..
Holy God, our undocumented sons and daughters are calling out in the streets, asking to be seen and valued. Come, Holy Spirit,..
Almighty God, as the flood waters recede and the extend of the devastation is revealed we cannot help but feel overwhelmed by..
LORD, as the waters rise and the rain keeps coming we pray relief for all those impacted by the water and winds..
Dear President Trump, You saw the videos. I was there. I was there with other ministers, rabbis and pastors: faith leaders standing..
Outlook editor Jill Duffield, who lives in Charlottesville, wrote this prayer after participating, along with other clergy, in a call for love,..
Outlook editor Jill Duffield wrote this prayer for peace as tensions rise between the United States and North Korea, and a white..
Everlasting God, our country, like each of us, is a mixed bag of beauty and brutality. Our ideals are lofty, but our..
Lord God, why do we insist on putting boundaries on your limitless love? You create us and call us good, made in..
Another day, Lord God, just another day. Today faith leaders met to plan to a response to the upcoming KKK rally in..
Gracious God, as I look out my window I see the beauty of your beloved creation exploding in colorful blooms, raining down..
Lord God, until there is war no more and you wipe every tear from every eye, we will remember. We will remember..
Almighty God, keep us from despair. Forbid that we become numb to violence and the suffering that comes in its vicious wake...
Lord, teach us how to pray on days like today when senseless violence has once again destroyed innocent people and shattered the..
How many times have we denied being disciples of Jesus Christ? Let us pray.
“Let me take your place,” Jesus says, behind the broom, in front of the hot stove, beside the assembly line, underneath the crushing weight of sin.
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