prayer – Jeffrey A. Nelson

A Prayer from the Roadside

based on Luke 10:25-37 Faithful God, who is my neighbor? I hope and pray that the answer takes my personal comfort into account. The ones who look, act, think, believe, and love just like me are easy to befriend. They are already on my pre-approved list of people to whom I’d offer support with littleContinue reading “A Prayer from the Roadside”

A Prayer at Midnight

based on Acts 16:16-34 Faithful God, the time is engulfed in shadows. Our hands and feet feel tied down by our own helplessness and hopelessness. The wounds and grief of the world run so deep and wide that we cannot bring ourselves to sing our hymns and spiritual songs. We fall down trembling at thisContinue reading “A Prayer at Midnight”

A Prayer by the Tomb

based on 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 Faithful God, we find it foolish to hope and to dream. We are waiting and longing for better times to bloom, but we’ve yet to see shoots form out of barren ground. Instead, all we see is this symbol of pain high on a hill, with what we thought toContinue reading “A Prayer by the Tomb”