When the Towers Fell–A Prayer for 9/11

  God over all, when the towers fell it seemed our world changed. We remember where we were when we first heard, when we saw the fearsome sight, when what we might have thought unassailable crumbled to dust. The shock and awe of those scenes haunt us still. Yet, as we draw near to you …

RACISM’S UGLY UNDERBELLY

In these days of recovery from the global pandemic of COVID-19 and the resurgence of the global spiritual pandemic of racism—perhaps a series of spikes in outbreaks—we are right to look first to see whether we have a board stuck in our eye before we note the dust we think may obscure the vision of …

For the Fourth Sunday of Easter

Loving Lord, IN the beginning, whether by big bang or quiet whisper, You created all that was, is and will be; You created us. In the beginning, once formed and breathed alive, You Welcomed us Home, to sanctuary with you, to live in You, living in Your love, walking in Your light, radiating Your glory, …

LENTEN LAMENTATION

At the end of this week followers of Jesus will bring to completion their Lenten observance.  They will have named and denied their self-life, shouldered the weight of costly self-sacrifice with Jesus, and come to the Garden and the Cross.  They will remember Jesus’ loud cries and tears at the cup handed him, and then …

For Palm Sunday

Loving Lord God,   We welcome you this coronation week, for you are the Lord, The Maker of Heaven and earth, the Lord enthroned above the heavens, approaching our world to reclaim it and us as your co-regents, hand-crafted, in-breathed, then regally commissioned! We welcome you, our only Loving Lord, strong and mighty,   Laying …