Monthly Archives: January 2021

Holy Communion Liturgy for February 7, 2021

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Maren

What I love about Epiphany season is that each of the gospel readings describes a “lower case” epiphany, a holy realization for the characters involved. Each of us are invited to find a new epiphany even in passages we have … Continue reading →

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Footprints

Posted on January 27, 2021 by Maren

I am walking in the snowand I see a footprint.No, not a boot print or a shoe printbut a barefoot print. I think – I wish I knew the story,so I could pray. I am praying for those who grievea … Continue reading →

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Prayer of Joy for Gifts of Transgender People in Armed Forces

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Maren

Christ, who described a centurionas showing the most faithbecause of understanding authority,and who was named  “Innocent One” and “Son of God”by a military professionalat the foot of the cross, we give you thanksthat your children who are transgender,and are willing … Continue reading →

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Inauguration Words

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Maren

And so the inauguration,the one I waited for and worried about,that had me weepingagain and again something I don’t think I’ve doneat the Pledge of Allegiance,as Signed and spokenby Fire Captain Andrea Hall, though I laughed with pleasureat Lady Gaga’s … Continue reading →

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Guest Post — O Antiphons for an Eve of Inauguration Community Prayer Service, January 19, 2021, by Dianne Prichard

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Maren

Dianne Prichard has created a Community Prayer service for the eve of the inauguration at Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat Center, owned by the Sisters of Humility, south of Wheatland, Iowa, in the middle of farms. it was once … Continue reading →

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Ringing the Church Bells

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Maren

I remember ringing the church bellAugust 28, 2013, the fiftieth anniversaryof the March on Washington,that strange hopeful oppositeto this month’s violent invasion. Children from the elementary schoolbehind the church lined upto “Let Freedom Ring,”and pulled the rough old rope —once … Continue reading →

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Reflection on 1 Samuel 3:1-10 and the loneliness of God

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Maren

An unrealistic story. No parent wakes their child at night, though often children needa parent’s love, a glass of watera promise that thefear in the closet or under the bedis not going to harm,the easing of a fever. So, of … Continue reading →

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Prayer for Ethiopia

Posted on January 14, 2021 by Maren

God, Allah, Sacred Presenceof traditional faiths,we pray for Benishangul-Gumuz, that you surround in loveeighty of our brothers and sisters,shot to death Tuesday,with the holiness for which they long,at the end of this life. Comfort grieving family and friends,sustain those who … Continue reading →

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From Nathanael’s Point of View (1 John: 43-51)

Posted on January 14, 2021 by Maren

It’s stirred not shaken, some kind of anti-martini —the famous “follow-me” call. There’s the one that whispers, “Get up”in the middle of the nightbut isn’t there – on the ice cream sideof the refrigerator door,or on the flat-screen TVwhen you … Continue reading →

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Crying for the children

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Maren

I find myself crying for childrenall the time,perhaps more often,now that I am a grandmother ­– children who are hungry,separated from their parentsat the border wall,in homes where they are unsafe,in refugee camps,or grieving so very youngbecause of the virus, … Continue reading →

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