based on Genesis 32:22-31 Faithful God, it is dark and we are struggling. The causes of our anguish are numerous. They include concerns for our world and for ourselves. We’re also wrestling with you: your presence and place in all else that tosses us about all night without rest or respite. Yet we cling toContinue reading “A Prayer on the Riverbank”
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A Prayer at the Beginning
based on Genesis 1:1-2:4a Faithful God……who filled the void with form……the shadow with light……the sky with sun, moon, and stars……the soil with plants……the water, land, and sky with creatures of all kinds……and humanity with breath… …fill us again with your Spirit as we tend to all you have made, including ourselves. Amen.
A Prayer in the Garden
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 aContinue reading “A Prayer in the Garden”
Jeffrey A. Nelson 