Prayer

A Parent’s Prayer

For all of you who have children, or who care for children, the The Book of Common Prayer offers this prayer.  It has become something I pray for my four children regularly. God our Father, you see your children growing up in an unsteady and confusing world.  Show them that your ways give more life [...]

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Meditative Prayer

These thoughts are offered as a follow-up to a message I gave on April 26th at The Bridge Community. This post is intended primarily for those who were in worship Sunday, although I hope everyone will benefit from these thoughts on meditative, or contemplative, prayer. On Sunday, I began what will hopefully be a community-wide [...]

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Thoughts on Prayer and Ordering Off the Menu

Have you ever eaten so frequently at a restaurant that you were willing to ignore the menu and tell the server, “I’ll have whatever the chef is preparing”? You’re a “regular” and you’ve gotten to know the kitchen staff over time. You trust that whatever they prepare will be excellent! Sometimes you get a familiar [...]

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A Franciscan Blessing

May God bless you with discomfort At easy answers, half-truths, and superficial relationships So that you may live deep within your heart. May God bless you with anger At injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people, So that you may work for justice, freedom and peace. May God bless you with tears To shed for those [...]

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