The Lord GOD has given me the tongue of a teacher, that I may know how to sustain the weary with a word. Morning by morning he wakens – wakens my ear to listen as those who are taught. ~ Isaiah 50:4 Lord of all learning and growth, we pray that you would teach us […]
Relative and Absolute Poverty: A Prayer for Those Slipping Into Want (March 31, 2022)
Creator God, I am so privileged that I don’t know I am! Living here in the first world it is striking to hear someone explain the difference between “relative poverty” and “absolute poverty.” We pray that we are forgiven our attempts to pray for the whole world while neglecting to centre ourselves on You. As the seasons […]
This Little Light of Mine: A Prayer Around the Continents, One Month Into the War (March 24, 2022)
God you are light. Your light reflects within us and shines forth as we connect with one another in your Love moving through us, shining forth. All around the world we hear children in all languages sing of this light… This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine, let it shine, let it […]
When Flesh and Heart Fail: Prayers for Ukraine’s Refugees and China’s Lockdowns (March 17, 2022)
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:26 Heavenly God, We fail constantly. Our very bodies fail as they are so fragile. How often have we wondered what to do, and choose the wrong action, words, or tone we take in everything […]
Teach Us to Recognise Your Accent: A Prayer for Ukraine and the Conflicts the World Forgot (March 10, 2022)
My heart has heard you say, “Come and talk with me.” And my heart responds, “Lord, I am coming.” Ps 27:8 (New Living Translation) In stillness let us hear your voice, God. Easy to say, but hard to do. The endless whirl and explosion of thoughts in our heads force their way to grab our […]
Change Our Hearts: A Lenten Prayer for a Broken World (March 3, 2022)
Almighty and Everlasting God, you hate nothing that you have made and forgive the sins of all those who will turn away from them. Create and make in us new and apologetic hearts, that, mournful of our sins and acknowledging our misery, we may receive from you, the God of all mercy, perfect forgiveness and […]
Come Now, O Prince of Peace: A Prayer as Russia Invades Ukraine (February 24, 2022)
As this week, fraught with so many cares and concerns, has unfolded, I have found myself singing this Advent hymn over and over again. And even though it is not the Advent season, this world is certainly in a period of waiting and watching and wondering. And so we sing together: Come now, O Prince […]
We Breathe Your Peace: A Prayer at the Russia Ukraine Border and for Petropolis (February 17, 2022)
Oh God, you lean into us. We lean into you. A flow of relationship that has no end. We are grateful. We are invited to pray without ceasing. This is not a burden but a freeing gift, an invitation to stay present to our constant dance with you. As we pray in each moment our […]
Nothing Can Separate Us: Prayers for Black History Month, Ukraine, and Cyclone Batsirai (February 10, 2022)
God, in whom we live and move and have our being, there is nothing that can separate us from you and your steadfast love. Out of this love, you created a world of unsurpassed beauty and you called it good. You continue to recreate and repair this world with that same attentive love. Holy One, open […]
All Is Holy Ground: Prayers for the Arctic Refuge, Ecuador’s Oil Spill, and Tonga (February 3, 2022)
Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ‘Aina ikaPono (Hawaiian) The Life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness.* Great Mystery, You have many names. On this earth there are sacred spaces, defiled and pristine, known and unknown; common places and rare wild places, side streets, landfills, broken down neighborhoods and little streams forgotten as they are […]
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