Forgive us, Lord, when our pocketbooks get in the way of your justice. Let our hearts melt like the candles we light in your name. Absolve us from closing our eyes to the injustices around us, empower us to speak up breaking free from the chains that … [Continue reading] about confession: crimes of indifference
confession: when we don’t want to get up
Loving and patient God, forgive us when we don't want to get up, when we would rather hide under our covers of fear and security, when we wait for others to help and turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to your call, when we refuse to respond because … [Continue reading] about confession: when we don’t want to get up
a prayer for Mother’s Day
O God of Love, all other loves excelling, We are privileged to be your eternal family, to be children of such a parent, loving us so perfectly. On this beautiful Mother’s Day morning we come to you celebrating the gift of family. We see your glory … [Continue reading] about a prayer for Mother’s Day
through the water to the table: a communion prayer for Easter 6C
Blessed are you, O Lord our God, ruler of the universe, for you are the One who creates and the One who calls. Through the waters you have called your people, through the waters you have redeemed and through the waters you have made holy. When … [Continue reading] about through the water to the table: a communion prayer for Easter 6C
confession: pointing the finger
God, we come to you recognizing that we often forget that you made the world and all that it is in it. We so quickly point the finger at the other, the neighbor, the outcast, the one who is different from us. Forgive us for expecting to be forgiven … [Continue reading] about confession: pointing the finger
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