Blessed are you, friend, sitting among the shards of what could have been. It is broken now, that dream you loved, and it has spilled out all over the ground. Blessed are you, dear one, letting your eyes look around and remember all the hope your dream once contained. All the love. All the beauty….
Blessed are we who we lose sleep over what troubles us.Whose worries keep us watching the clock tick by.Who have no energy to do anything but fret.the kingdom of God is here and now. Blessed are we drowning in grief.when wave after wave after wave crashes over us.Who start to feel okay, then something reminds…
Blessed is the body that offers soft hugs on hard days. Whose curves fit our pets and our kids and our partners. Whose hands hold another alongside hospital beds and in nursing homes and at the altar and on the first day of school. Whose breasts nurse and legs run to chase littles and whose…
God, we know that we should be loving,but it feels like this pandemichas made it so much harder. O God, give us what we needto able to love others well in this paradox,this strange mixture of isolation and closeness,despair and wanting. God have mercy.Christ have mercy.Spirit have mercy. I do not understand myself.I want to do…
God,after this pandemic of so many things missed,we need all the time we have to really count. O God,show us what mattersand how to move toward it. God have mercy.Christ have mercy.Spirit have mercy. If any of you lacks wisdom,let him ask God, who gives generouslyto all without reproach,and it will be given him.James 1:5…
God, I’ve finally got the memo.I’m not nearly the person I thought I’d be.And this life is notwhat I would have picked. O God, yet I desire the goodthat still could be.show me the way o Lord. God have mercy.Christ have mercy.Spirit have mercy. Lord, I know that people’s livesare not their own;it is not…
God, I am so readyfor this pandemic to be over,but it isn’t yet.this is a new hard place to be,so full of promise,but undefined risk. O God,give me patience.give me hope.Did I mentiongive me patience? Teach me to do your will,for you are my God;may your good Spiritlead me on level ground.Psalm 143:10 NIV God…
Oh God, one tiny syringe holds so much hope and relief. God after such a long year, I am so blessed and grateful. Show me what to do with all this joy. God have mercyChrist have mercySpirit have mercy For You, O LORD, light my lamp; my God lights up my darkness. Psalm 18:28 O…
Here’s a blessing for you who feel like the bad thing. You are everyone’s reminder of frailty, of life’s cruelty. Your chronic pain or depression or regular scans remind those around you that life isn’t as fair or easy as they had hoped. Blessed are you who try to hide your humanity. You who temper…
O God it is terrifying to feel threatened within — by something invisible, changeable, yet immovable as stone. God, come help me. I want peace but I never find it. God have mercy. Christ have mercy. Spirit have mercy. “O Lord, hear me as I pray; pay attention to my groaning.” —Psalm 5:1 God have…
Oh God, we’re floundering.we can’t tell whether this pandemic has dulled us to fear,or if generalized anxiety is all there really is.Normal isn’t normal anymore. Oh God come! teach us how to assess risk in this strange landscape.Show us what to do! God have mercy.Christ have mercy.Spirit have mercy. For I will pour water on…
O God, my child is hurting and I can’t make it better O God, please come and ease the suffering, and show me if there is something I can do. God have mercy.Christ have mercy.Spirit have mercy. Blessed are we who open our hands to You, O God,these useless hands that can do nothing. Blessed…
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