God of all peoples, we give thanks for your church and our leaders: Michael, Melissa, Berto and Hugh. We ask that they remind us that we too are God’s offspring, for in him we live and move and have our being. May they inspire us to be your faithful servants to contend tirelessly for justice […]
Holy Great “I AM”, We are your people; you are our God—we are thankful for and ask continued blessings on all those who serve you so diligently and faithfully: our priests, Berto and Hugh, our acting bishop Melissa, our presiding bishop Michael, and spiritual leaders everywhere. We are your people and we offer our love, […]
Dear Lord, who loves us all equally, We pray in the name of Jesus Christ, the good shepherd who calls us to follow him as our savior forever. Dear God of Love, Thank you for your son, Jesus, who opens the gate and calls us to follow him to your love and grace. Dear God, who […]
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 […]