Dearest Lord, you ask us to love one another deeply, from our hearts. Help us to love across differences in race, gender, religion, ethnicity, ability, and age. To love across politics. Be especially with those suffering the violence that arises from intolerance. Lord, open the eyes of our faith. Dearest Lord, as the disciples’ eyes […]
Eternally mysterious God, we give thanks for your church and especially our leaders, Michael, Melissa, Berto and Hugh. They are blessed though they have not seen, they have come to believe and inspire us to believe what we have not seen. Protect me, O God, for I take refuge in you. Eternally mysterious God, we […]
Oh Great Mystery! Cast away the stones that weigh our hearts and keep us from you! Let us rejoice! Let us be as Mary who mistook you for the gardener and then saw the truth! Let us all be gardeners—devoted to protecting your creation and its beings— that we might be more like your son […]
Dear Lord, You are the alpha and omega of all. In this time of our deep concern for the world we pray. As Jesus rode a donkey into Jerusalem, let us walk the way of sharing His humility and suffering, to share in His resurrection. Teach us each to be a messenger of Jesus, to […]
Almighty Lord, out of the depths we call to you, that we might lay down our swords and love one another. Be with those suffering the terrors of war and the devastation of earthquakes, that they might savor the rebirth that is spring. Lord, hear our voice. Almighty Lord, in your word is our hope. […]
Eternal God, we give thanks for your church and our leaders, Michael, Melissa, Berto and Hugh. We ask that your spirit fall mightily upon them so they may inspire us to be your faithful servants. Lord, revive our souls and comfort us. Eternal God, we give thanks for these United States. We ask that our […]
Beloved Mystery: We praise and thank you for this amazing universe, our lovely planet, for fascinating flora and fauna and endless forms—we praise the wonder of you. Holy One, you created Beings capable of every good and every evil; you created nature herself—gentle and destructive, gracious and stormy. We stand in endless awe and gratitude for the gift […]
Dear Lord, We come to you in prayer among the many frightening changes in the world. We feel we have lost our “usual” patterns of daily life. Each day comes with concerns for victims of natural disasters, war, and refugees seeking safety. Lord these are human thoughts. We turn to you for God’s thoughts. From […]
Dearest Lord, we pray with all our hearts for healing for this world, torn apart by war, natural disasters, and distrust. Be especially with those who suffer cold, hunger, fear, injury and death, especially the people of Ukraine, Turkey, and Syria. The faithful will make their prayers to you in times of trouble. Dearest Lord, […]
Oh Holy Creator-great are your deeds, greater still is the Mystery of your Being. We bow before you in deepest reverence, making sincere efforts to keep the sacred commandment that we love one another as your son Jesus has loved us. In this love we sing your praises, thanking you and praying for the health […]