A Thanksgiving Prayer
[Picture is one I took in Iceland, it was an unforgettable moment of gratitude and awe that has never left.] Each morning the sun rises We are overwhelmed with what lies ahead We are anxious…
Category: Prayers & Liturgy
A Prayer For Orlando And LGBTQ People Everywhere
Tonight we are here and we are uneasy. We are sad. We mourn the condition of the world. I wrote this prayer with a heavy heart and longing to comfort and show compassion to those with…
A Prayer for “Act Like Men”
We ran a small conference on the weekend as a response to the Act Like Men conference this coming weekend. The group of 200 of us prayed this together to end. You can listen to…
Prayer: Sending off Our Friend
God Loss isn’t something we like facing into. It’s not something we plan for It’s not something we we want in our future It’s not something we can control or fit into our plans Yet…
Prayer: Genesis and Creation
God of heaven and earth. God who sees us. God who hears our cry. We thank-you for creating us and creating this world. We know you are not done, and that this world is far…
Prayer: We Are Small
Remind us of our smallness Remind us that you are still working, even when we can’t see Remind us that the kingdom exists all around us Remind us that hope is found buried and covered…
Prayer: Crunching Numbers
God, we know that we don’t have what it takes We know that we are fallen, sinful people We know that even in our best moments we fail to meet your demands So teach us…
Prayer: Your Inclusive Good News
God thank-you for sending your son to take our place We know we are sinful and aren’t able to stand up to your standards We accept your grace Help us learn to live in it…
Prayer: On Being Rich Fools
God, thank-you for your blessings Thank-you for our wealth Thank-you for our community Let us not turn your blessings into curses Let us not hoard your wealth as if it’s ours Let us not focus…
Prayer: Submission as Subversion
May we be the kind of community where Wives love their husbands and Husbands love their wives and where Husbands and Wives mutually sacrifice and submit to one another May we be the kind of…
Prayer: A Prayer for Advent and Waiting Well
God, Let us wait well While we wait, we will restore with you While we wait, we will redeem with you While we wait, we are transformed by you Jesus, Let us wait well While…
Prayer: One Step Self Help Program
God, we ask for forgiveness, we repent For complaining about our trivial circumstances For caring about our own needs before others For ceasing to be the church and a sign of your news For depending…
Prayer: Your Unfolding Plan
May we have perspective And count our accomplishments not May we understand your story And count our failures not May we see your unfolding plan And be found firmly within it May we participate in…
Prayer: For Palm Sunday
Today we remember when you walked into Jerusalem on a donkey. We get excited because in many ways this means we have won. This is a sign of victory and you are our king. So…
Prayer: When Our Faith Doesn’t Look Like Our Lives
Lord forgive us, for we are hypocrites We believe one thing and do another We say one thing and never back it up Our lives are a mess One contradiction after another We believe that…
Prayer: God is orchestrating A Story
The revolution confronts us every day Do we want to join in? Will we live as if Jesus is alive and well today? Or will we sit back take in the sites? Will we hope…
Prayer: God Given Dreams To Live Freely
God forgive us for not truly living in your kingdom. Whether it be through our money, time and relationships We always tend to make it about us We never think twice Before following blindly what…
Prayer: New Perspectives From You
A prayer on Acts 7 Merciful God, We need a new perspective We need to accept that our perspective might be wrong We need the courage to see live through the eyes and ears of…
Prayer: What We Are Becoming
Loving God and Father Help us to be the people of the Kingdom Committed to your story and and what it entails Giving it authority in our lives Help us to grasp the intricacies of…
Prayer: May We Remember
May we remember who we are We are citizens of God’s Kingdom We are God’s children We are disciples of Christ May we remember what our task is Our task is to model citizenship in…