My God, my God, why have you forsaken your Son? How can you tolerate the suffering of the One who came to..
Lord, you are our Master, our Teacher, our Friend. The thought of your suffering pains us. We desperately want a different outcome,..
"This week, so extraordinary, makes every other week in its wake holy and our every act now an offering of thanks to the One whose sacrifice saved the world, whether they know it or not."
The days are surely coming, Lord, when you will no longer walk the earth. The atmosphere feels sinister as we prepare..
God of all times and places, the business of daily life consumes us. Work must get done. Meals must be cooked. Bills..
Living God, we acknowledge our tendency to worship you on Sunday only to forget your claim on our lives come Monday. Yesterday..
"Right here in the middle of the wilderness, I confess I am weary, weighed down with the urge to sleep until the suffering has passed and resurrection reigns," writes Jill Duffield.
Another act of brutal violence, more innocent people gunned down while gathered for worship, broadcast on social media, reported around the globe,..
We pray comfort for our friends at the Presbyterian Mission Agency and Office of General Assembly in the sudden deaths for medical..
Lord of all that is, seen and unseen, we remember today those struggling to pick up the pieces after the destruction of..
Sheltering God, we pray for all those in the path of the polar vortex gripping the nation. The calls have been made..
God of our past, present and future, as the calendar turns and we greet another year, we ask not so much..
"No longer do we stumble through the dark valley of death. No longer do we fear evil. No longer do we languish in despair," writes Jill Duffield.
"Visit us this night with angels, give us ears to hear the chorus of good news of great joy for all people, grant us the courage to leave what we know in order to encounter heaven come to earth," writes Jill Duffield.
God, it is not easy for us to wait, but that is what this season is about. Waiting is what Advent calls..
God whose giving knows no bounds, your Word teaches us to give thanks in all circumstances. Today we take that instruction to..
Devastation. Displacement. Death. Lord, the images from California capture only a fraction of the suffering and pain consuming your people who seek..
“Caring is not enough.” “Good intentions are not enough.” Erin Swenson, a licensed counselor and transgender Presbyterian minister from Atlanta, told those..
Lord of All, we struggle with the expansiveness of your call and care. If only you would command us to love only..
God who weeps with us, breaking news is no longer shocking news. After another mass shooting we hear the reports of how..
Lord, we know your power, your promises and your presence, but on days like today when your chosen people are gunned down..
Holy One who calms the stormy seas, the evacuation calls have been made and preparation time has ended for those in the..
Reconciling God, we come to you grief stricken by the rancor and division among us, the hurt and pain rampant in our..
Lord, as we watch the storm grow and listen to the calls for evacuations we pray for those preparing for the landfall..
Lord, what difference does a year make? After hundreds of years of oppression, countless days of hate, an endless swath of violence..
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