Oh God, I need rest, but worry is taking over God, bring ease to my mind, and peace to my body God have mercy, Christ have mercy, Spirit have mercy. Oh God you know what today is for you see my small space — the limits to my reach. Blessed are we who live breath…
God, I don’t know how to say this any other way: this is just too much.I am in a body that needs healing, in a world that needs healing, and I am overwhelmed. O God, please start it now, the promised beautiful healing of the nations, with me in it. I can’t wait any longer. God…
O God, I despair that there is so much suffering,that this sweet land of liberty is in the grip of brutal forces. O God I cry aloud to you, come with all swiftness!Come with the radiant power that once filled the skies and sang:“peace on earth! goodwill to all people!” “Remove the chains of oppression and…
a blessing for a world when facts don’t stay neutral. o God, this is world divided by facts that don’t stay neutral, and even a virus can be politicized. we are in a battle for the stability of truth, and as in any war, the truth is the first to die. everybody loses. o God,…
O dear God,we’re in darker placesthen we’ve ever known God, light the wayfor this whole sad earth,for the helpless ones,and for me God have mercy.Christ have mercy.Spirit have mercy. night has fallenon the light of the worldand betrayal seemsthe order of the day. love itself is handed overto brutal ignoranceand cunning that loves the dark….
Oh God, there are so many stresses and dangers that bear down upon us, it feels like we are helplessly under siege O God come to our assistanceguard and protect us from troubles within, and without. God have mercyChrist have mercySpirit have mercy How frail is humanity. how short is life, how full of trouble….
My God, just as one trouble fades, two more appear I can’t handle it hide me in the shelter of your wings till the troubles have passed Psalm 57:1 God have mercy Christ have mercy Spirit have mercy Blessed are we when we cry out God, help me here, now Blessed are we who look…
Oh God, we’re floundering.we can’t tell whether this pandemic has dulled us to fear,or if generalized anxiety is all there really is.Normal isn’t normal anymore. Oh God come! teach us how to assess risk in this strange landscape.Show us what to do! God have mercy.Christ have mercy.Spirit have mercy. For I will pour water on…
God, I am blindsided What I thought was impossible, has shaken me to the core. My God, help me make sense of it somehow to know what to feel, what to do. God have mercy. Christ have mercy. Spirit have mercy. Blessed are we who ask and wait, and ask again. Blessed are we who…
O God, I am done with broken systemsthat break the very peoplethey are meant to serve. O God, harness this anger!channel it into worthy action and show mewhat is mine to fix and what boundaries to patrolto keep goodness in and evil out. God have mercy.Christ have mercy.Spirit have mercy. They have forsaken me, the…
O God, I can’t shake this feelingthat deep loneliness is my new normal I need someone walking with me,whose eyes see what mine do,whose ears are open to hear my thoughtsand whose heart delights to share their own. O God, come quickly,it is too hard to do this alone. God have mercy.Christ have mercy.Spirit have…
God, I am struggling to find my way toward gratitude this thanksgiving. Help my heart find joy, for you know how much I need it.come meet us in our needs that weigh so heavily upon us. God have mercy.Christ have mercy.Spirit have mercy. Will you not revive us again,that your people may rejoice in you?Psalm 85:6 God have mercy.Christ have mercy.Spirit have mercy. …
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