Holy Spirit,
You have descended time and time again
both to confuse and elevate language.
Many of the books and articles I've read on prayer open with the author confessing their struggles to pray. I'm afraid this article is no different. But mine are hardly unique. Christians all have a nagging feeling we should pray and a still more nagging feeling we should do it well…
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Lord, on this day, we ask you to forgive us. Forgive us for the times when we have pointed with disdain at our neighbor for their sin while neglecting to see our own. Forgive us for refusing to acknowledge our own biases…
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The morning dawns, and with it a new day.
As we begin a new year, some are filled with excitement, hope, or even fear.
While the changing of the calendar brings an earthly hope, it does not bring an eternal one…
Let the just rejoice,
for their Justifier is born.
Let the sick and infirm rejoice…
Ah, dearest Jesus, holy Child,
Make thee a bed, soft, undefiled,
Within my heart, that it may be…
God of Light and Life,
As we prepare our hearts this Advent,
at the end of a trying year…
Heavenly Father,
As darkness surrounds us
And light seems far off…
LEADER: Heavenly Father,
we come to you today
as a broken and divided people.
LEADER: Heavenly Father, we come to you today as a worrisome people.
We become anxious about everything, and we let our concern for tomorrow consume us.
In your mercy,