Dear God in heaven, You hear in our words more exasperation than prayer. I apologize. We too often use your name as an exclamation point than as our Lord and Savior. Truth be told, we cry out in fear. The world we live in, our age, this generation is in a long season of fear. […]
Love the Least of These: Prayers for Migrants Drowned Off Libya and for Chapel Hill (February 12, 2015)
As we prepare ourselves for the holy season of Lent, let us reflect in prayer on the words of our Lord Jesus Christ: that when we love the least of these, we love you, Lord. Help us to love the least of these in prison. We pray for prisoners throughout the world. We pray that […]
Release to the Captives: Prayers for Raif Badawi and Boko Haram’s Kidnapped Girls (January 22, 2015)
Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.” Mark 1:14-15 We know, Lord, that you call us to a far wider agenda than proclaiming good news and […]
Praise God Anyway: A Thanksgiving Prayer in a World of Warped Mirrors (November 20, 2014)
God, it’s hard to be grateful. I remember a book, “Praise God Anyway,” and I hated the idea. Yet You, Holy God, have allowed me to live enough to know the author was right. I must try to be grateful anyway. Holy and Loving God, we come to this season of Thanksgiving wanting to: “Count our […]
May There Be Peace: A Prayer for the International Day of Peace (September 18, 2014)
As the UN marks the International Day of Peace and the World Council of Churches invites us to join the International Day of Prayer for Peace this September 21st, let us pray for peace in our hearts and minds, in our families, in our communities, in our nations, and throughout the world. Our Lord Jesus […]
God of Grace and God of Mercy: Prayers for Iraq’s Yazidis and for Gaza (August 7, 2014)
God of grace and God of mercy, be among us. So much evil is done in your name, O God. So much that is not favorable in your sight is done in your name. We know that you are love; we know you loathe the ugliness humans create. God of grace and God of mercy, […]
Be Still, for the Presence of the Lord: A Prayer for Meriam Ibrahim (June 26, 2014)
“I will create a pathway in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” Isaiah 43:19 Beloved Holy One, Amidst the muted roar of nighttime and early morning traffic on highways, the stench of diesel and gasoline, the noise of human living, You are here. YOU ARE. Praise be! Whatever our situation – in town, village, […]
A Game That Transcends Language: A Prayer at the Opening of the World Cup in Brazil (June 12, 2014)
Creator God, in the midst of economic, political, and social turmoils, we thank you for the opportunity to gather for another World Cup. We thank you for open fields that ignite children’s imaginations, for communities and governments that promote healthy activities, for the opportunity to teach teamwork and sportsmanship. We praise you for giving us […]
Expanding the Borders of Our Prayers: For Central African Republic, Ukraine, and a Post-Easter World (May 1, 2014)
God of Easter and beyond, You have dared us to take Your story “from Jerusalem to Judea to Samaria to the ends of the earth.” You have asked us to lay claim to the world in the name of Love, and You are Love. It is with Your call that we expand the borders of […]
Sometimes I Don’t Know What to Say: A New Year Prayer Amid Despair and Silliness (January 16, 2014)
God, sometimes I don’t know what to say. I write my prayer the same week that I offer prayers for three mothers who died too young. I write my prayer with the sounds of despair all around me. A Middle East that never seems to see what the Wise Men saw, a star in the […]
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