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A Prayer for the Doubting

God of the Shadows, of the Hidden Places, of the Bellies of Whales, and the Recesses of Tombs,

Looking in Hope

I created the piece “Looking in Hope” for a friend who asked for a prayer painting to hang on her child’s bedroom wall. I have often thought of Psalm 91 as having two voices: one that is unsure and overwhelmed and one that answers from deep experience in walking hardship with the Lord’s help. Throughout […]

A Prayer for the Wave of Light

On what was supposed to be my daughter’s due date, we went up the hill on our farm. My spouse brought his banjo to play “I’ll Fly Away,” but our almost 2.5 year old toddler wanted to play music too, so some of the ritual and liturgy I planned for the three of us fell […]

Blessed are the Abortion Seekers

Blessed are those who seek abortions to save their lives From ectopic pregnancies, septic uteruses, and miscarriages. Blessed are those who seek abortions to save their lives From domestic violence, suicide, and poverty. Blessed are those who seek abortions for any reason at all.

A Litany to Pray in the Wake of Gun Violence

You created us in your own image, an image of love and grace.  You have called us to live in peace with one another, to be instruments of your peace and justice in this world.  Surround us with your divine presence as we mourn and as we rage in the face of yet another mass […]

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 I left my childhood church at the age of 18, it took me a long time to find a church home where women were recognized […]

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 Holy God, we give you thanks that we can worship you together in-person in the church building as of next Sunday! At the same time, […]

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 isn’t always so simple either — long cycles or short cycles, closed clinics or other disruptions. For 53 months, I felt like I was endlessly […]

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 exhaustion, we feel a lot more like saying, “How long, O Lord?” instead of “in all things, give thanks.”   Give us eyes to see […]

A Prayer for Essential Workers

Loving God, While some of us are in the safety of our homes, you have called others to risk themselves and their families to keep our communities running. We give you thanks for the doctors, the nurses, the respiratory therapists, and all working in healthcare. We give you thanks for the store employees, factory workers, […]