A Prayer in the Garden

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based on John 20:1-18

Faithful God, we confess we don’t know what’s happened.

We’ve heard the news from women and angels alike, but there’s so much we still don’t understand.

We’re wondering how it’s possible, and about what it means.

Our sense of the world has been turned upside down, and it may be a while before we know how or are able to celebrate.

And so, we ask that you will sit with us here in the garden as we figure it out.

And even if it will take us a while, our prayer is that the hope and peace and courage you seek to instill within us through this morning will seep into our hearts.

O God, may the complexity and strangeness of resurrection lead to joy, and by that joy may we be healed and empowered by your life-giving Spirit. Amen.

Published by Jeff Nelson

Rev. Jeff Nelson serves as Minister for Ministerial Calls and Transitions as part of the MESA Team at the UCC national setting. He also serves as pastor of a small church in northeast Ohio. He is also a certified spiritual director in the tradition of Ignatius of Loyola. His latest book, The Unintentional Interim: Ministry in Times of Transition, released on April 15th, 2025.

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