Prayer at Eastertime Read More »

Use the schema explained above:   Tell God about the situation, listen to God and scripture, dialogue with God as you reflect. Step 1 Jesus, you were the ultimate victim of scapegoating.  According to the High Priest, one person must die for the sake of the nation.   He was unknowingly being prophetic because you, one, Holy,…

When I Don’t Know How to Pray Read More »

Use the schema explained above:   Tell God about the situation, listen to God and scripture, dialogue with God as you reflect. Step 1 Lord, I am finding it difficult to pray today.  St Paul said, the Holy Spirit prays for us when we are unable. Today,  I am going to use the Lord’s Prayer as

God, so near and yet so far Read More »

Use the schema explained above:   Tell God about the situation, listen to God and scripture, dialogue with God as you reflect. Step 1: Talk to God Dear God, the heavens declare your glory.   Who, but You, could have created all that we see?   You are Other.   We say Hallowed Be Thy Name.  Do we say

Prayer when feeling disjointed, anxious Read More »

Use the schema explained above:   Tell God about the situation, listen to God and scripture, dialogue with God as you reflect. Step 1 Lord, you know my heart, you know when I sit and when I stand.   Right now I am anxious but I really do not know why.   Undifferentiated anxiety.   I just don’t feel

Prayer with a scary diagnosis Read More »

Use the schema explained above:   Tell God about the situation, listen to God and scripture, dialogue with God as you reflect. Step 1 Lord, I have just received a serious diagnosis.  It has shaken me.   I would love to know how long I have, but the doctor, understandably, is not going there yet.   What am

Prayers when others are ill Read More »

Use the schema explained above:   Tell God about the situation, listen to God and scripture, dialogue with God as you reflect. Step One, Lord, we do not understand life and death, except that we know they both happen.   I more friends and relatives who suffer illness as they and I get older.   Life seems more

On a beautiful day Read More »

Step 1: Speak to God Creator of us all, we marvel at the exuberance of what You have designed.   When there is blue sky, little win and wholesome sunshine we are reminded that You are the Light of our Lives.   We have often sullied your creation by extracting what we should leave alone, by exploiting

He sent out a further 72 Read More »

Step 1: Talk to God Creator God, you have sustained us in life for these 60, 70, 80 or 90 years.   We have received  abundant blessings and we with to share those blessings with others.  Now that we are mostly retired, show us where we can help by being the heart and hands of Jesus.

Redeemed But Not Yet There Read More »

Step 1: Talk with God Jesus, our Brother, your resurrection and ours leaves us betwixt and between.   We know that the end times have already arrived because You have conquered death and promised us eternal life.   We have that expectation because we were baptized into your death and resurrection.   How are we to regard death

Whom will we serve Read More »

Use the schema explained above:   Tell God about the situation, listen to God and scripture, dialogue with God as you reflect. Step 1: Talk with God For some reason I woke up thinking about the covenant renewal.   With the people assembled, Joshua said for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.  We are