Let us pray that the Spirit of God be alive with us and among all people: God, you grant us the power to do mighty works but not the right to deny that power to others. We come before you confidently for we have seen your likeness in Jesus […]
Desire and ambition are positive in the sense that they propel us to fulfill our potential, but we can become so consumed with desire and ambition that we destroy trust, community, and friendship to do better than others (James 3:13-4:8). We do this on personal and social levels, and it creates a vicious environment for […]
Let us pray to God our Father who welcomes us into his kingdom through Jesus Christ: God our Father, you tenderly stoop down to us, fallible and limited people, and your preference goes to children, to the weak, and to the humble. May we accept your Good News with the receptive attitude of […]
God speaks the law of the Lord and when we hear the law of the Lord we may hear “God laying down the law.” Perhaps a better way to understand “law” would be instruction in that God speaks words of instruction to us (Psalm 19). The Holy Wisdom of God comes to us in Jesus […]
Let us pray to God who created us in God’s image: God, in whom we behold not only the image of you but the likeness of ourselves. Help us to seek you and deliver us from flippancy of the tongue and fickleness of heart. May our worship prepare us for the task you have for […]
Let us pray that God’s Spirit opens us to all that is good: God our Father, you wait for us to be open to you, to people, and to all that is true, beautiful and good. May your Spirit open our ears to the liberating Word of your Son. Open our hearts and hands to everyone who […]
We all make judgments about others based upon their appearance: The way they dress, the way they speak, where they live, the job they have or do not have, what country they are from, and what their bumper stickers say, or even who they voted for; yet, if we give or deny preferential treatment to […]
