When We Don’t Feel Alive: A Prayer of the People
Leader: Friends, we come together in chaotic times, holding out hope for resurrection. Just as Jesus cried out “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”, we too may […]
Liturgical Resources for Advent: A compilation and review
I’m Episcopalian so I rely heavily on pre-written and prescribed prayers, pre-chosen texts, and liturgies from the Book of Common Prayer and other resources approved by The Episcopal Church. However, […]
Prayer for Historic Pregnancy Loss
Sadly, miscarriage and pregnancy loss are an all-too-common reality all around the world, and I can count myself among that number. In hospital chaplaincy I have found people like me […]
A Liturgy for Moving Out
When it was time to move out of the first home that I could truly call “mine,” it was with a complicated mixture of emotions. My most striking moments of […]
Fig Trees, Pleasure, and Canon
Greetings to you and peace from God our Father, the Lord Jesus Christ, and the Abiding Holy Spirit. The Song of Solomon is right in the middle of our scriptures, […]
A Blessing for Moving In
The season called Ordinary Time in the church calendar often allows a brief reprieve for ministers and families of ministers. Often this time where school is out for the summer […]
Holy Humor Communion Liturgy
Holy Humor is a tradition that dates back to the fifteenth century. Typically celebrated the Sunday after Easter, the mass provided some levity after the heavy season of Lent. Its […]
Make Room
“No room,” they say. “All full,” we’re told. “You’ll have to go somewhere else.” What I’ve come to learn that they’re really saying is that they are full. That their […]
A Litany for Waiting
Here we are again: a season of waiting, a season of watching. Here we are again: a season of wondering a season of hoping.
Cultivating Light (Cultivating Hope in the Climate Crisis- Christmas Eve)
Prayer of the Day God, you cultivated a world that is full of your glory. When we are struggling with dark thoughts and heavy burdens, when we are tired and […]
