God of Liberation,In this moment of global pandemicIn this moment of fear and unrestHelp us to locate our spiritual imaginationsIn the middle of the discomfort of all we are experiencing.Help us to put our spiritual imaginations to workIn service of undoing our racismIn caring for the poor and the sickIn turning away from the false…
Category: Prayer
Prayer for Racial Justice Sunday
God of Peace and Justice,We have lost our way, though this is not new.For too long, we have held to an image of you that we have used to harm and exclude others based on their race, class, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ability.Help us to set aside these false ideas and instead grow our…
Prayers of Anger and Doubt
Dear God,I was really upset when the checklist grew longer and longer and I started to realize that I would not be able to do all of the things that you were requiring me to do. It just felt cruel. I was a bit smug when I started trying harder and harder to keep the…
Awkward Prayer
Dear God,Those years when I was desperately lonelyDesperately zealousIn a hope that I could righteous my wayInto better mental health.I needed your loveWhere I only felt disapproval.God, at that timeYou were not there for meIn the way that I needed.Amen.
Prayer of Not Knowing
Dear God,I am frustratedWith the big questionsOf purpose and meaning.I have spent my lifeBuilding credit with youIn the way my community taughtBut I never receivedThat reward of loving belongingI have neverExperienced your safety and comfortEnveloping me with a powerThat drives out fear.InsteadThe silence in its place calls to meAn eerie haunting.When my searching for you…
Prayer for Advent
Dear God of PossibilitiesWe are grateful for your presenceIn this season of waitingWhere we anticipate the birth ofJesus at ChristmasAnd whoever Jesus is to us in this momentHelp us to experience the humility of mysteryIn that sacred story.In this season of waitingWe gatherIn this virtual spaceAnd bring with us our own stories of pain, hope,…
Prayer of Hope
Dear God of the Universe,In this moment of lament, we hope for a more just and peaceful world.We hope that our actions will be in line with our values.We hope that our leaders will make decisions based on the needs of the most vulnerable and not the most powerful, that those who are last will…
The Contemplative Heretic 