Tag Archives: Lent 2021

Holy Saturday Prayer for Yemen

Posted on April 3, 2021 by Maren

God, help us to beharrowers of this hell, where babies are dying,children are dying,adults are dying of acute malnutrition,shattered infrastructure,civilian-directed bombsin an ongoing six years of war, and of a worldwhere each country focuseson its own pandemic woesmisquoting Jesus“Yemen is … Continue reading →

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April 2, 2021, Good Friday, The Way of Cross

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Maren

This year the Via Dolorosawalks its bitter path through Myanmarand we follow in fourteen stations. Jesus is condemned to death in Yangon. Jesus is made to bear the cross in Naypyitaw,as Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing,shot before her twentieth birthday. Jesus … Continue reading →

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From Matthew 26:52 for Orange, California

Posted on April 1, 2021 by Maren

Then Jesus said to us, “Put your guns away;for a society that takes up guns will perish by them.” On this Maundy Thursday,O foot-washer, bread-breaker,One who feeds even a betrayer,singer of a hymnsleepless pray-er, we read the small holy week … Continue reading →

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Transgender Day of Visibility falls this year on Spy Wednesday

Posted on March 31, 2021 by Maren

Spy Wednesday is the church namefor this day in Holy Weekas it commemoratesthe meal when a person broke opena jar of precious perfumeand poured it over Jesus head,and Jesus said thiswould always be remembered –this brokenness, this gift, and the … Continue reading →

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Prayer for Nashville and the Storms in the South

Posted on March 29, 2021 by Maren

God, you are not in the stormsacross the southern United States,but you are with thosewho are cleaning up,sheltering those without homes,preparing for rebuilding. You are not in the flash flooding,but you sit beside those who grievelives lost in carsand a … Continue reading →

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Prayer for the Rohingya Refugee Camp in Bangladesh

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Maren

God, Counsellor, Prince of Peace,Allah, Ar Raheem, Al Wadud We pray for those who grievefifteen who have diedat the at the Balukhali camp,especially the children,and for those still searching. We pray for more than five hundredwho are injured,and those who … Continue reading →

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Prayers for Boulder, Colorado

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Maren

O Holy God, you have told usthrough the prophet Isaiahto come and buywine and milk, to eat what is goodand you ask us why we spend moneyfor that which is not bread –for bullets and for guns. And now we … Continue reading →

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Celebrating the Songs of Afghan Women

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Maren

Across the world I hear the music rising,a protest in notes and hashtags and hope,as Afghan women claim,“I Am My Song”to overturn a ban on schoolgirls singing. I am old enoughto remember the Singing Revolutionthat freed the Baltic States,and my … Continue reading →

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Prayers for the Storms in the US South

Posted on March 18, 2021 by Maren

God who wakes with us in our boatsand holds the rudderagainst all our fears, who sits in our deep storm cellars,beloved homes on a slab,glass fronted businesses,mobile home communities,and never leavesthose who are unhoused alone, we pray for those in … Continue reading →

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Prayer after the shootings in Atlanta

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Maren

God, more acquaintedwith massage parlors than churches,we know that you were therein Atlantaamong those who lost their lives.This was your hour, your sorrow,your accompanying each oneinto the passingthat aligns with their faith. We mourn the gifts they will not shareand … Continue reading →

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