A Prayer for Bereaved Children
God of Our Falling Tears, As seasons end, and the winds begin to hurl in a different direction,Losses fill our once-innocent hearts. For some of our young neighbors, there is a new hole in their...
View ArticleA Prayer of Gratitude for Thanksgiving’s Deliciousness
Savory God, As we bask in the warmth of the radiating heat from our ovensAnd the cozy candles of vanilla and pumpkin-something,We give much gratitude for the deliciousness of the holiday. From the...
View ArticleA Prayer for Insomnia
Holy Creator of the Night, You yearn for us to be awake, to be alert to the workings of the world around us.You desire for our attentiveness in a world drowsy to injusticesAnd to be attentive to the...
View ArticleAn Advent Pastoral Prayer
God among us and with us, Under the long night skyThere are rooms filled with laughter-Friends reconnectingAnd family sharing meals.There is warmth.There is peace.These are blessings, like the Cold...
View ArticlePrayer of Grief for the Losses on our Card List
Divine Deliverer of All Greetings- As we scan the names of loved ones on our holiday card list, we ache with the absences reminded by this list. We’ve lost the aunts, uncles, cousins, old loves, and...
View ArticleA Prayer of Gratitude for Sabbath
Divine Deliverer of Rest, As workdays stretch brains and bodies,and minds feel like mush at the end of a day,I give gratitude for a few days of rest. My focus is drawn away from fretting over the...
View ArticleA Prayer of Grace for Failed Goals
Divine Journal of Visions and Dreams, Before I close the last year’s calendar,I scan each page for the moments of joy-For the blessings and the tasks done well,For the moments which will shine in my...
View ArticleA Prayer When Missing Our Loved Ones
Holy Vessel of Memories- Our minds church with the memories of loved ones-Parents, Grandparents, Siblings, Friends, and more.In our holey hearts,There is an emptiness remaining after their...
View ArticleA National Backward Day Prayer
God of the Upside Downs,You’ve created the beauty of chaos, the accidental inside out clothing, the wrong turns, and the incorrect spellings. None of these upset you in the same ways they shake us....
View ArticleA Blessing of the Storytellers
Holy Crafter of All Narratives, As our stories are etched into our memoriesAnd become part of this universe’s great chronicles,Bless the ones who continue to write and speak the tales of their kinsAnd...
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