Prayers and Reflections in Season
A guest post by David H. Schroeder, originally published in the Port Townsend Leader, December 2, 2020, reflecting on another very odd year with some parallels to our times.
I find myself dreaming of other times and places. Can you blame me?
Continue reading “Dreaming of the ‘Frost Faire’ of 1565”Responsive prayers by Thomas Robb, appropriate for use in Advent or Lent, or anytime that calls for silent prayer.
In silence, or aloud, give thanks to God for all that we have… all that we are… all that we may become – be it broken, or complete, or somehow, both.
Continue reading “In Silence”
by
Margaret D. McGee
We need someone to bring us the good Word. Someone with a new perspective, who can shine a light on the path ahead, and clear the way for new life.
Continue reading “The Voice We Need to Hear”
Homily for the Last Sunday before Advent
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Margaret D. McGee
It was with no joy that I saw I had been assigned to preach on the last Sunday before Advent. I disliked the assigned gospel lesson, a depiction of the Day of Judgement in which the good sheep are separated from the bad goats.
Continue reading “Sharing God’s Soul: A Homily for the Day of Judgement”
I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,
and in his word I hope;
my soul waits for the Lord
more than those who watch for the morning,
more than those who watch for the morning.—Psalm 130: 5-6
What am I waiting for today?
To be reborn myself, of course. As always.
Continue reading “What Am I Waiting For Today?”
In patience and in hope, let us offer our prayers to God, saying with one voice,
We rejoice with joy and singing
For the coming of the LORD is near.
Responsive prayers by Thomas Robb, for use on Advent I, or during the Green Season at the start of a new year of programming.
I beg you pray with me this morning for all of the various spiritual leaders of the world, and particularly the clergy of our church whose tasks so often resemble herding cats.
Continue reading “Prayers for New Beginnings”
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Margaret D. McGee
So we make full circle and return again to the beginning, to Advent, the opening of a new year in the life of faith. The season when, around the world, hearts break open for the coming of the Christ child. A season when even our own rather damp, gray world may be revealed as the best and only place to hold the birth of love, life, and light.
Continue reading “Awake to Life”
In this season of Advent, dear God, for the sake of new life, let me look ahead with courage and love.
Continue reading “Prayer for New Life”
“Blessed are those … who have set their hearts on pilgrimage.” — Psalm 84:5
On December 6, 2008, I joined with women of St. Hugh of Lincoln Episcopal Church in Allyn, Washington for an Advent Quiet Day. Using themes of journeys and waiting, we shared stories and prayers, walked a spiral labyrinth, and shared a meal of soup and bread.
The prayers posted here were written at the Quiet Day and prayed aloud during our closing worship.
Continue reading “Prayers of a Quiet Day”
In the Courtyard 