Holy Spirit, open my mind and my heart to discern the Scriptures. Amen. Read more
Holy Spirit, open my mind and my heart to discern the Scriptures. Amen. Read more
Holy Spirit, prepare our church for Holy Week. Cleanse us when we need it. Amen. Read more
Ash Wednesday marks the first of forty days of discipline and devotion, as we meditate on what happened and thank God for divine grace in our lives. This 2022 Lenten season I recommend you engage with one Short Prayer per day, six days per week, until Easter. Just click, read, meditate, and pray. Read more
God of blessing, answer our prayer by fulfilling our hope…as you see fit. Amen. Read more
O holy God of Israel, you are nearer to us than we are to ourselves; enable us to open our eyes and direct our hearing so that we may realize your nearness every moment. Amen. Read more
Father above, who sent the Son of Man for our salvation, prepare us for heaven. Amen. Read more
Oh Christ, you are present in the bread and wine of communion; bind us to you and to one another, that we might share not only your body and blood but also your glorious and victorious resurrection. Amen. Read more
The Holy Spirit is like a wall socket. If you never plug anything in, you never get any power out. To plug in to the power of the Holy Spirit, just ask and you'll get the power--in the words of St. Paul in Galatians 5:22--for "love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control." Read more
How can an incorporating and inclusive totality of reality fit its grand truth inside our finite, limited, distorted, diseased, and prejudiced minds? Read more
O God, who creates this world and the next, guide us into seeing both the profundity and the humor of this your beloved creation. Amen. Read more