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Tag Archives: Prayer
Pay it forward – “Do to others as you would have them do to you.”
I am so grateful for being right here in this powerful place, right now in this time of my life. I feel fully present to this moment in my life. It feels like a new beginning – similar to a … Continue reading
The Hand of Retirement
For years I have taught children, and adults, about the Hand of Prayer – a format for prayer that uses our fingers to name the areas that we should keep in balance in our relationship with God. First, begin with … Continue reading
The sound of sheer silence
I love that idea…the sound of sheer silence. These are words found in 1 Kings 19, and by chance I was asked to be a lay reader during a service at a conference a few years ago when that was … Continue reading
Ora et Labora
Today our Eastern Orthodox and Catholic brothers and sisters celebrate the life of a very unique and interesting woman: Scholastica. She is celebrated as a virgin of the church and the first Benedictine Nun. The latter is fitting since she … Continue reading
Prayers to remember; prayers you can create
As an Episcopalian, I have relied upon the beautiful prayers of the Book of Common Prayer, originally crafted by a consultation of English bishops, led by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer in 1549. At the time of Henry VIII, the Roman liturgies … Continue reading
Thanksgiving meals and prayers
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, perhaps because I was born on Thanksgiving, and each year on Thanksgiving night, since my birthday was always on or near Thanksgiving, my parents put candles in the pumpkin pie, and asked me to blow … Continue reading
Time – did we really gain an hour last weekend?
This past Sunday morning at 2 am, we all turned our clocks back one hour to return to “Standard Time”, and hopefully we all gained an hour of sleep or reading, or maybe you stayed out an hour longer, or … Continue reading
Prayers and poetry for those who served in war
Recently, I have been moved by how poetry, prayer and music are linked in our experiences of remembering those who died in war or have served in war. When we plan a Burial service, families often have a poem that … Continue reading
Favorite Prayers
It is a truly privilege for me to visit members of the parish who are in their later years, perhaps who are ill or homebound, and to offer to pray with or for them. I always receive more spiritually from … Continue reading
God Bless You!
God bless you!, or Bless you!, is a common polite English response we offer when someone near us sneezes. Sometimes we hear someone say, Gesundheit, which means to your health, the German equivalent used by many people, some of whom may … Continue reading
