Prayer
You call yourselves the people of God,
but you trade his peace for power,
his justice for privilege,
his mercy for applause.
You march with his name on your banners,
yet your hands are heavy with division,
your lips are quick with scorn,
your hearts are closed to the stranger,
the widow, the child at the margin.
You cry “Lord, protect us,”
while denying his
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I'm doing great, I'm feeling fine
Oh, it is well inside my soul
Unless you really wanna know
I'm scared of being someone no one really cares about
'Cause sometimes even I just find me hard to be around
I'll be high, and then I'm low
I'm on fire, and then I'm freezing
I'll take the meds, I'll go to church
I'll ke
... See moreThough like Jacob I strive, I wrestle, I grasp,
I am not undone.
For the unchanging faithfulness of YHWH steadies me.
So today, I will rejoice (chairete),
pray (proseuchesthe),
and give thanks (eucharisteite)—
not when convenient,
but always (pantote),
constantly (adialeiptōs),
and in everything (panti).
Christ empowers me—
endynamounti me—strengt
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A reflection on 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18; Malachi 3:6; Philippians 4:13, August 21, 2025
The most profound ways that we encounter God are often in affliction.
Tish Harrison Warren • Prayer in the Night: For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep
“It little matters where we are if we can pray; but prayer is never more real and acceptable than when it
rises out of the worst places. Deep places beget deep devotion. Depths of earnestness are stirred by
depths of tribulation. The more distressed we are, the more excellent is the faith which trusts bravely in
the Lord, and therefore appeals to him,... See more
rises out of the worst places. Deep places beget deep devotion. Depths of earnestness are stirred by
depths of tribulation. The more distressed we are, the more excellent is the faith which trusts bravely in
the Lord, and therefore appeals to him,... See more
Holy God, Holy and Mighty,
Holy and Immortal, have mercy on us.
Holy God, Holy and Mighty,
Holy and Immortal, have mercy on us.
Holy God, Holy and Mighty,
Holy and Immortal, have mercy on us.
The Trisagion, an ancient prayer of the Eastern church. “Trisagion”
is a Greek word that means “thrice holy.”
Holy and Immortal, have mercy on us.
Holy God, Holy and Mighty,
Holy and Immortal, have mercy on us.
Holy God, Holy and Mighty,
Holy and Immortal, have mercy on us.
The Trisagion, an ancient prayer of the Eastern church. “Trisagion”
is a Greek word that means “thrice holy.”
CONFESSION: God of peace and justice, we long
for the peace within, and without. We long to find
serenity of spirit in the midst of life’s struggles.
We long for harmony in our families and in all
our relationships. We long for the day when each
family everywhere might live in peace without fear,
enjoying the fruit of vine and tree. Yet we confess
that th... See more
for the peace within, and without. We long to find
serenity of spirit in the midst of life’s struggles.
We long for harmony in our families and in all
our relationships. We long for the day when each
family everywhere might live in peace without fear,
enjoying the fruit of vine and tree. Yet we confess
that th... See more
PRAYER
Wind of God, keep on blowing. Sail over the barriers
that we build to divide ourselves from each other.
Pick up your seeds of freedom and truth wherever they
flourish, carry them across frontiers to be planted in
other soil, to begin fresh growth and new forms.
Blow from the South to the ears of Northern peoples.
Blow away the blinders which keep o
... See moreAlmighty, eternal, just, and merciful God, grant us in
our misery to do for your sake alone what we know you
want us to do, and always to want what pleases you;
so that, cleansed and enlightened within and inflamed
by the fire of the Holy Spirit, we may be able to follow in
the footsteps of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, and so
make our way to you, Mos... See more
our misery to do for your sake alone what we know you
want us to do, and always to want what pleases you;
so that, cleansed and enlightened within and inflamed
by the fire of the Holy Spirit, we may be able to follow in
the footsteps of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, and so
make our way to you, Mos... See more