Dear God: You say this: “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me.” I do this: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pMZqMNNQJE[/youtube] Well, maybe not exactly. I believe in you. And I wouldn’t blow out those candles. But like Frank Underwood I know I’ve essentially prayed “to myself, for […]
Folks Prayers
My Lenten Confession: Day 4
Dear God, Today I get to do something I love to do: lead a retreat. And lead it with a good friend, no less. And yet, even in my excitement, saying yes to this good thing means saying no to a few others. And I hate that. My FOMO is rearing its ugly head. Forgive […]
My Lenten Confessional: Day 3
Dear God, Forgive my meanness. Forgive me for the times I think mean things, the times I say mean things, the times I do mean things. Forgive the times I bypass being kind or offering grace or simply taking a deep breath and indulge in the wicked rush that is a well-time jab or a cruel cut down […]
My Lenten Confessional: Day 2
Dear God: Today’s a big day! Twelve years ago–as you may remember from the “Oh, dear, sweet Jesus” prayers I had on repeat during those 90 minutes of pushing my big-headed baby out–I became a mom (thanks for this!). While I could fill 40 days with the mistakes I’ve made as a mother, today I ask […]
My Lenten Confessional: Day 1
So I’ve been pushing around topics every which way about my desire to talk about our sins—to get the “big” sins, the “tiny” ones, the public ones, the secret ones out there. For a while I thought it was the Reformed coming out in me (I do so love to talk about our depravity—how else […]
A Prayer for a Congregation #3
[Prayer Spark: Prayer offered at my church on Feb. 16, 2014] Dear God, You are indeed the Lord. And we thank you that we can gather here together and sing your praises, listen to your truths, and celebrate you—the miracle worker—today. We thank you for the luxuries we’ve enjoyed during this long winter, luxuries that […]
