Monthly Archives: March 2020

God, bless and sustain and protect in these days of pandemic all the amazing people in supermarkets – cashiers and stockers and baggers, meat cutters and produce associates, deli workers, florists, bakers and pastry chefs, customer service and cart staff, … Continue reading →

God, I have only some little things in my prayers today. I folded the canvas bags that I used to bag my groceries, and began to cry uncontrollably — for all the good efforts I’ve ever made that have been … Continue reading →

(Don’t try this in church) Psalm 150 Praise God! Praise God on a You Tube channel; praise God live on Facebook. Praise God for dry-bones19 tenderness praise God for calling forth people who may feel like they are buried! Praise … Continue reading →

God, I missed it — World Water Day, because I was washing my hands. Afraid for myself of illness, I didn’t even consider that 790 million people have no access to an improved water supply, and more — nearly two … Continue reading →

God, we pray for those for whom lockdown and quarantine and shelter in place do not mean loneliness. We pray for those who, desperate to be alone, always have someone there — working from home, needing assistance, or just … … Continue reading →

God, we pray for those who have touched computer keys or phone touchscreen (or both) thousands of times, since they last touched human skin — for both extroverts, who are fatigued, unable to generate any energy, and introverts, charged up … Continue reading →

Savior, who sits down and weeps with us for all our losses, as you did with Mary and Martha, even when you know and we believe in the alleluia rising up from every sadness, every death, we pray in this … Continue reading →