Loving God, we give thanks for Your church and all ministers. As we contemplate these famous scriptures we heard today, help us to remember that Easter will follow so rather than weeping bitterly, we may be your faithful servants.Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his mercy endures forever. Loving God, we give thanks […]
Great Mystery:This Lenten Journey is accompanied by great shifts on every level. Yet we have much to be grateful for—our priests, our community, our blessed island, the Salish Sea, and those who have gone before us whose inspiration demonstrates the path of love and compassion for all sentient beings. Help us all to discern the […]
Healing, divine, love: our days are ordinary until something touches us, and we realize we are standing on holy ground. May we realize the whole earth is holy ground. Love, open our eyes to our purpose here. Healing, divine love: our hearts are filled with gratitude for the fact that our individual paths have brought […]
Loving God, we give thanks for your church and all that worship You. We ask that church leaders along with other faith traditions provide pastoral care to their faithful and inspiring guidance for us to be faithful servants. We wait patiently for the Lord. Loing God, we give thanks for the United States of America. We […]
Oh loving mystery: these first tender glimpses of spring do much to lighten heavy hearts. Thank you for this wonderful creation that never ceases to fill our hearts with tender wonder, even in times of difficult change.You are our refuge and our stronghold, our God in whom we put our trust. In these days of […]
Source of Love: We know that without Love, whatever we do means nothing. May we tap into the Love that connects us all, here in this church and outside in the rest of the world. May we realize that what we see before us is what our task is. May we let Love guide us […]
Source of Love: We know that without Love, whatever we do means nothing. May we tap into the Love that connects us all, here in this church and outside in the rest of the world. May we realize that what we see before us is what our task is. May we let Love guide us […]
O God, the strength of all who put their trust in you, wegive thanks for your church and especially the Episcopal Churchas well as everyone who believes in You. We pray that we can beyour faithful servants at Emmanuel, on this island, and for ourfamilies and friends wherever they may be.We trust in God rather […]
We Pray for the World and the Church Oh Great, Unknowable Source of All —You teach us to be compassionate and merciful, to reach out to those in need. Help us to follow the example of Saint Josephine Bakhita, whose feast we celebrated last Friday. Enslaved as a child, she taught that the worst form […]
We celebrate the growing insights into our faith that are being nurtured and expanded by our beloved Berto and Hugh. We thank you and pray for spiritual leaders everywhere in their efforts to guide people to a better way of being. For the Church and our call to work for reconciliation in Christ’s name, we pray,Let […]