Monthly Archives: November 2019

Prayer after the stabbings on London Bridge and in the Hague

Posted on November 30, 2019 by Maren

God, who steadies us in the throbbing heartbeats of fear and running, who kneels beside the bleeding, and rides with the paramedics, we pray for your tenderness in London and in The Hague, where busy crowds were cut open by … Continue reading →

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A True Thanksgiving — My Trip to Tijuana by Larry Trent Guest Post

Posted on November 28, 2019 by Maren

On Nov. 15th I went to visit two shelters in Tijuana. One of them, Casa las Mariposas, is only GLBTQ+ folks waiting to seek asylum. The other one, Casa del Luz, is mostly GLBTQ+ but also some families. I was … Continue reading →

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The view from my study window — Guest Post William A. Deans

Posted on November 27, 2019 by Maren

William A. Deans of Ft. Wayne, Indiana, visual artist and poet calls most of the pieces I see “The view from my study window” which I think is the kind of literary humility that says — Look, here, at the … Continue reading →

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Prayer for the Albanian Earthquake

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Maren

God who shakes our hearts to be compassionate, tenderly care for your children in Durres, Lezhe, Kurbin, Thumane and Tirana. Comfort those who mourn family and friends, Grant healing hands to those who care for so many injured, keen eyes … Continue reading →

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According to Plan

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Maren

Originally posted on tuesdaysmuse:
Photo by Jennie Roberts Jenkins ? I just got back from a visit to tomorrow. There’s good news and bad news. The bad news: things won’t go according to your expectations or plans. Some of what…

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A Thanksgiving Greeting

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Maren

I cannot actually write about US Thanksgiving, 2019, now because it’s just Monday!! but I can reflect poetically on a year past as I do below. As for prose, I think about how this holiday is, on the one hand, … Continue reading →

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Guest post — taking us to Thanksgiving from Maria Mankin

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Maren

A gift from Maria Mankin reminiscent of Auden’s “For the Time Being” which takes us to US Thanksgiving. At Christmas, we bow to the baby, the promise of magnificent grace born out of humble beginnings. On Epiphany, we greet the … Continue reading →

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Transgender Day of Remembrance

Posted on November 20, 2019 by Maren

God, we mourn today your image broken — shattered, violated, desecrated in the deaths of three hundred and thirty-one beloved, blessed, beautiful transgender children, knit as yours before their birth called forth like Lazarus, born again like Nicodemus, witness to … Continue reading →

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An Advent wreath ceremony, 2019

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Maren

For the last several years I have offered an alternative Advent wreath ceremony to give a slight twist on this good old tradition of remembering the circle of the season that brings us to hope and peace and love and … Continue reading →

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Prayer for the shooting in Santa Clarita, California

Posted on November 15, 2019 by Maren

God who knits all your children tenderly and with stitches of grace before the day they are born, we pray in sorrow for this birthday tragedy of a young man who killed classmates on his sixteenth birthday. We pray for … Continue reading →

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