Blessed Are the Meal Makers
As my husband and I celebrate our daughter Jo (Josephine) coming into the world this week, I’m reminded and grateful for the ways love surrounds us and literally feeds and […]
A Women’s History Month Blessing for Clergywomen
I grew up in a Christian denomination that still opposes the ordination of women, but this March I’m celebrating my first Women’s History Month as an ordained clergywoman. When […]
A Blessing For When You Say Something Stupid
God I have done it again foot in mouth paving that fiery road in so many good intentions
A Prayer of Thanksgiving for Zoom
Image courtesy of Coffee Geek-https://coffeegeek.tv/ This prayer marks the transition from online back to in-person worship. You are welcome to adapt to your context. A Prayer of Thanksgiving for Zoom […]
A Prayer for the Waiting
Do you like waiting? I write about how in dealing with infertility, you are often stuck in two-week increments: two weeks to ovulation, two weeks of waiting. Repeat. Only, it […]
Advent Family Prayers
For my daughter’s first Advent and Christmas, my husband and I got an Advent wreath for our home, wanting to expose her to a tradition that has been spiritually meaningful […]
A Prayer for World AIDS Day in a Time of Coronavirus
Bonjour, mon Dieu. Comment ça va? (Hello, my God. How are you?) Je suis triste aujourd’hui, mon ami. (I am sad today, my friend.) But God, you knew what […]
A Prayer for Unseen Parents
Today, we offer a prayer for those individuals and families who grieve the absence of a child due to death, infertility, or other loss. The absence of a child does […]
A Prayer of Thanksgiving
Holy One, Source of all good things in this world: Let’s be honest. It’s 2020. You’ve seen this year happen. In a year of pandemic, and politics, and isolation, and […]
2020 Thanksgiving Prayer
God of all of us, Life as we knew it has changed. Thanksgiving as we knew it is different this year. We have lost people we love. We have lost […]
