“Whom shall I fear?” Creator God, this question of Psalm 27 is not rhetorical for the Ukrainians who are threatened by the..
God, you are our Alpha and our Omega, our beginning and our end. In this threshold moment as we pass from one..
God, you are our refuge and strength, our present help in times of trouble. We pray for the people of Kentucky, Tennessee,..
“I hate, I despise your festivals, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies. But let justice roll down like waters,..
God, you have created all things. You have given us the gift of this world and all that is within it...
God of mercy, be a present and steadfast help to those left reeling from Hurricane Ida. Be with those recovering from..
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change,..
God of mercy, our need is great. The pandemic has left us tired, anxious and uncertain. We have stretched beyond our limits..
God of mercy, as wildfires and wars rage, earthquakes shake the planet, tropical storms threaten, we are at a loss as..
Merciful God, We are grateful for the resilience, innovation and determination our students, teachers, school staff, parents and administrators demonstrated and developed..
Creator of the stars of night: You time the seasons and the tides, You set the planets in the sky, You water..
God, in the midst of violence, grant us the strength to stand with our Israeli and Palestinian neighbors. Give us the..
Come, Holy Spirit. We remember your outpouring. On the day of Pentecost, you settled like tongues of fire On all flesh, both..
May you know the love of the One who created you. May you sense it within your body, like a comforting and..
Sovereign God, your breath that we share, whether in India or the United States of America, unites us. The suffering inflicted on..
(If desired, this prayer may be read responsively, with the words of the people in bold) Jesus said, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do..
God, We are surrounded by violence, learning geography through tragedy: Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Brooklyn Center, Chicago. No place is safe. So many lives..
Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia! Our alleluias are filled with sorrow, God, over a year lost to a global..
"Today I am dead./ With Christ in the tomb where hopes lay fallow./ What bright phoenix will yet rise from these ashes?"
“Why is this Friday good?”
Glorious God, There was a time – centuries ago – when the Word became flesh and moved into the neighborhood. The Word..
A prayer that moves from Eden to Calvary to Gethsemane to Pentecost. — Jay Blossom
March 22, 2021, 2:45 p.m., 10 dead. My God, my God! Why have you forsaken us? Why do you not help us?..
Saving God, in these last weeks of Lent, we cling to the promise of your glorious resurrection. Bloodshed and hate, fear and..
We lament our year of sickness. God who both forms light and creates darkness, we saw our world covered with sickness, and..
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