A Gray Day Prayer God, it’s a gray day. I’ve felt a little sleepy all day. But there’s still a lot to do. Help keep me focused and know my own limits. Amen.
A Gray Day Prayer God, it’s a gray day. I’ve felt a little sleepy all day. But there’s still a lot to do. Help keep me focused and know my own limits. Amen.
@PresbyTwit asked today: “Do you get emotionally worn down at this point in Lent?” I was going to give them a very in-depth answer on Twitter, but I was too tired to explain in the few characters Twitter allows. The avid readers of my blog (mostly my mom) will have noticed I have not posted [...]
Prayer for a Monday Evening God, It feels like every time I turn around it’s Monday evening again, and everything I put off during the weekend seems to move to threat level critical. So for myself and for my stressed out colleagues tonight I pray. Plus it’s Lent. It’s not fair to have all these [...]
A Prayer for Lent Hey, God, So Lent’s about repentance, mortality… Turn back, o man! But I’m not feeling that tonight. Today I’m really grateful. I’m grateful for growing friendships. I’m grateful for opportunities to learn. I’m grateful for plentiful food, a place to live, a car. I’m grateful for my teachers and mentors. I’m [...]
“What place do confessional documents have in the modern Presbyterian church?” –@ASecludedHour I read this question, and red lights went off in my brain. A small voice told me, Don’t get involved in talking about confessions! Why wouldn’t I want to talk about confessional documents? Honestly, because arguments over confessions have been raging pretty much [...]
A Prayer for Focus God, There is a time to rest, a time to work, a time to plan, a time to act, a time to focus. This week is a time to focus. There’s my long to-do list… I know I can get it all done, but give me the wisdom to prioritize, to [...]
A Prayer for Community Builders God, Tonight I pray for those who are building up communities. It’s hard work. Sometimes the builders don’t see their hard work bear fruit for a long time, or at all. To reach out to people where they are, to understand people on their own terms, to organize people to [...]
Evening Prayer Now I lay me on my couch with a sigh and with a slouch and if I sleep before I work I’ll surely wake up with a jerk And clamor fast to get things done to beat the rising of the sun. So hear me God and listen fast, So I may not [...]
A Prayer for Reading Week* God of liberation, Thank you for reading week. Grant us rest and maybe even some fun. Watch over us as we catch up or try to get ahead. Let us always in word, deed, and all our lives do everything remembering that we are greatly loved. Amen. *Reading Week happens [...]
A Prayer for Procrastinators God, you are the everlasting instant. You are now and then and will be. Today I pray for the procrastinators, including myself, for those who struggle with time management, for those who are anxious about what they have to get done, for those who can’t silence the to-do lists running in [...]