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Rejoice always

           Rejoice always, pray without ceasing,              give thanks in all circumstances.                                     —1 Thessalonians 5.16-18 Seriously? Even with all the crud in the world?Yes. In the rock-paper-scissors of lifejoy cuts sorrow, crushes despair and swallows crud.Grieve first… and joy comes with the morning. These are hard days. But joy is bigger than these days.Joy is… Continue reading Rejoice always

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Speak tenderly

Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem… —Isaiah 40.1 My child,comfort my people. Even as you cry for justice,let it lead to a peaceable life for all.Even as you resist evil,speak tenderly. Be a voice of comfort, not blame,a voice of hope, not doom.Tell my people—show them:I will be with… Continue reading Speak tenderly

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Giving thanks

A Thanksgiving prayer for those of us who live in places that were colonized and taken from native people. Where I live they are the Wabenaki. Who are they where you live? Use their name. O Creator, we give thanks for this land and its fruits,for the abundant gift of this earth.We give thanks for… Continue reading Giving thanks

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Choose this (Election) day

Choose this day whom you will serve… but as for me and my household, we will serve the Holy One. —Joshua 34.15 Choose, this day. As for me, I will follow the Beloved. I will spurn violence and all claim to dominion. I will stand for justice: that all may be included in the blessings… Continue reading Choose this (Election) day

A psalm of courage

With tears we cry to the Beloved,        for our hearts are heavy in the night.Dread blankets us as the darkness;        but the voice of the Beloved is close. “The people will pass through a narrow place,        and fear will seize many like a trap;they will turn to violence and shame;        they will… Continue reading A psalm of courage

A second is like it

                      The greatest commandment is:                      You shall love the Holy One your God               And a second is like it:                       You shall love your neighbor as yourself.                                           —Matthew 22.38-39 Loving God is the back side of love.It has a front side. Loving others is how you love God. How you… Continue reading A second is like it

Not the emperor’s

         Give to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s. —Matthew 22.21 I am not the emperor’s.I owe him nothing.Not my loyalty, my obedience, or my belief;not my niceness, not my polite agreement,not even my cooperation.He does not own my hope;and can’t even lay hands on… Continue reading Not the emperor’s

Prayer for hope

After the fire, the greening.After the death, the rising.God of mercy, give me faith. Despite the insult, the beauty.Despite the wound, the wholeness.God of healing, give me grace. Within the sorrow, the joy.Within the trouble, the way.God of light, give me peace. Beneath the noise, the silence.Beneath the earth, the seed.God of truth, give me… Continue reading Prayer for hope

Lament

Hear our cry, O Holy One, let our mourning rend your ears.The fears for which there are no words, the loss for which there are no tears:the ashes of our hopes, our lives say all we can, and no more. The flames engulf the innocent, the smoke of our burnt offerings rise,offerings of our pride… Continue reading Lament

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In your face

If another sins against you,  go and point out the fault when the two of you are alone. —Matthew 18.15 How essential—and how hard, sometimes—to choose to speak to someone, not about them. We complain about people behind their backs,sometimes making up excusesthat we don’t want to “hurt their feelings”—but talking behind their backs hurts their… Continue reading In your face

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