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Tag Archives: terrorism
By the waters of Surabaya
By the waters of Surabaya, rivers of tears, all the world sits down to weep, when we remember the people of Santa Maria Church, Surabaya Centre Pentecostal Church, Diponegoro Indonesian Christian Church, police headquarters checkpoint. For those who mourn, we … Continue reading
For New York
God of falling leaves and pumpkins children carve, you know our falling, too, the suddenness of of a broken autumn afternoon, on Manhattan streets. Some people were walking and some riding bicycles and some were on their school bus going … Continue reading
Prayer for Mogadishu
God, today I weep for the slain of Mogadishu – for young and old, for days not lived, gifts not given, but those who love and know each of their names are changed not for a day, but years, even … Continue reading
Prayer for Spain
God, for those in Spain who mourn friends and family, we pray. For those who still in the hospital, struggling for life, we pray. For those bruised and hurting and those who are so marked by running and dodging the … Continue reading
For Finsbury Park
An old story When my children were small they read a book, “cars and trucks and things …” and they loved it – do you remember? Now the story is, car and trucks and things that kill, and instead of … Continue reading
For London, June 4, 2017
On London Bridge there is falling down, falling down; in Borough Market falling down of lives and limbs and grieving. But God has promised, that no sparrow, no person, no courage will fall to the ground unknown, unloved, even unsung … Continue reading
Reflection on Job for Manchester
My harp is turned to mourning, and my flute to the voice of those who weep. Job 30:31 Our concert is turned to sadness and the young woman, whose voice ranged four octaves, who worked against bullying, who sang “dangerous … Continue reading
Prayer for Quebec
For those who mourn in Quebec we pray, for the right to pray and the right to pray in safety we pray … and we work and march and stand in vigil. For the great weeping across Canada we pray … Continue reading
Prayer for Nice, France
God, as I turn on my ignition, pull out of my driveway, turn at my street pause at a stop sign – help me to remember that everything becomes a weapon when there is hate, and so I shift it … Continue reading
Prayer for Paris, for all of us after the attack on Charlie Hebdo
Prayer for Paris Bon Dieu, you sketch the cartoon of us before we are born, send the satires of prophets to make us angry strip our pretenses with parables. We mourn each who died at Charlie Hebdo and pick up … Continue reading
Gifts in Open Hands 