God of all creation, we weep at the destruction wrought by wildfires in Australia. The images of land, homes, people and animals..
God of all time, as we start a new year , we look back with thanksgiving for your grace woven throughout each..
"Wherever we find ourselves this day, we plead for the wisdom to be alert, aware, awake to your inbreaking and the transformation it brings in us and in all creation," writes Jill Duffield.
A Christmas Eve prayer by Jill Duffield.
Lord, we lament the state of our life together. We lament the rancor and the division. We lament our inability to listen..
Give thanks in all circumstances. Your admonition, God, is clear, our execution of it inconsistent. Ours is a culture overflowing with discontent...
Jill Duffield names the sacrifices made by military members and their families, asks for healing, peace and blessing.
Lord of all creation, we lament the devastation in the Bahamas and grieve with those still in shock at the level of..
Lord, you delight in creating beauty, in calling forth new and good things, in forming unexpected relationships of love, in teaching us..
Lord who calms the storm, we pray for those anxiously watching weather forecasts, preparing for wind and rain, wondering if destruction will..
Enough, Lord God, enough. Rend our hearts and restore your goodness and mercy in our land. Through you, all things are possible,..
God of all tribes and every nation, on this day of cookouts and fireworks, parades and pool parties, we pause to remember..
Lord whose love is boundless, whose mercy knows no borders, whose grace cannot be thwarted by fences, walls or barriers, forgive us..
Jana Blazek joined the Presbyterian Outlook staff in 2011 and continues to bring passion, commitment and excellence to everything she does. And..
Another mass shooting. This time in a municipal office building in Virginia Beach. The news reported that this was the most..
Come, Holy Spirit, bring light to places too long languishing in deep darkness and relentless fear. Come, Holy Spirit, bring fires..
Loving God, we defy your goodness and deny your character of kindness in the violent acts we inflict upon each other. Why,..
Lord, when tornadoes touch down and flood waters rise, we are reminded of how quickly our lives can change, how fragile the..
Lord, what we remember of the past shapes who we are today and influences how we will act tomorrow. On this..
Lord, our prayers choke in our throats as we desperately try to find the words to express our horror and grief at..
The earth, and all that is within it, is yours, Lord God. Every creature great and small, you made and cherish..
Risen Lord, on this day when your tomb is empty and you reveal yourself alive, we, like Mary, rejoice through tears. Your..
It is the third day, Lord of all, the third day, the eighth day of creation, the day of resurrection. The stone..
Jesus, the light that no darkness can overcome, even as the sun rises, the night refuses to relent. We huddle together, afraid,..
My God, my God, why have you forsaken your Son? How can you tolerate the suffering of the One who came to..
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