based on Luke 15:1-10 Faithful God, I don’t know where I am. I thought that I knew the way. I was confident in my own sense of direction. But now I’m here, wherever “here” is. I thought that I could just wander until I saw something that I recognized, but that got me even moreContinue reading “A Prayer from Outside the Sheep Pen”
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A Prayer from a Roadside Ditch
based on Luke 10:25-37 Faithful God, we approach this time of prayer seeking help from you, from others, from the people and sources we most trust and with which we’re most familiar. We seek help with physical ailments, with unanswered questions, with fears about the future, with emotional strength, with spiritual desolation. We seek yourContinue reading “A Prayer from a Roadside Ditch”
A Prayer in a Bewildered Crowd
based on Acts 2:1-13 Faithful God, You promised us a new beginning, a new way to be what you call us to be, an enduring presence that would allow us to realize yet-unknown possibilities. But we didn’t expect howling wind, purifying fire, a message adapted for all to understand in their own way. To beContinue reading “A Prayer in a Bewildered Crowd”
Jeffrey A. Nelson 