Abiding in Hope

Detail from Chagall's White Crucifixion, Art Institute of Chicago Holy One, You are the author of all our hopes and the ground of ...

My father's memorial flag flown at Floral Haven Cemetary, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. In peace, we pray to You, Lord, God: from our ris...

A gate at Christ Church Cathedral, St. Louis. Lord Jesus, Redeemer and Companion, Love come down to live among us, we give you thanks ...

Holy One, we praise you: guide us as we seek to do your will today. Give us strength to carry your light into places of darkness. Give us...

Love Eternal, Blessed Redeemer, we give you thanks and praise for all your blessings upon us. Forgive us our failures to act fo...

Lord, with outstretched hearts we lift up to You:  we acclaim You and bless You,  our God and Creator of all that is.  Make of us mig...

Bridal Veil Falls and Rainbow, Yosemite. Most Merciful God, we come before You to give You praise, and to bear your name into the w...

Almighty God, we lift our eyes to You, our Help and our Fortress, and place our trust in You with joyful thanksgiving. You have kept us u...

And we do. Almighty, All-loving God, be with us this day, for night is past, and the fields ripen with grain, calling us to love and to...

Love heals, and always wins. Most Merciful God, we gather around your altar, united in love to You and each other.  With joy, let us ...

Bless and keep us, Loving One, and hold us in the hollow of your hand. Give rest to the weary and justice to the oppressed, Lord Christ, ...

In Muir Woods. Almighty and Ever-Loving God: we praise and bless You for all the wonders you reveal to us through your mighty hand.  ...

Window from Trinity Episcopal Church, Tulsa. Almighty God, we give you thanks for your abiding love and presence with us. We ask your...

Most Merciful God, we lift our praises to You, the Source of All Life, and thank You for your care through the night. Abide within our ...

Come, let us sing a song of thanks and praise to the Creator of the Earth, who tenderly embraces us and love us! Uphold us with your lov...

Holy One, accept our prayers and praises we lay before You, and keep us within the bounds of your mercy forever. Awaken our hearts with t...

My Dad. Prayer for fathers  Loving God, we thank you for fathers.  We thank you for biological fathers, adopted fathers, and fat...

Most Merciful God, who created us to love God and each other, we praise your for the gift of this day. Help us to live into our calling t...

Almighty God, we raise our hearts to You in thanks and praise, and ask your blessing upon this day.  Bless those who labor, that they m...

Reredos in evening light, Christ Church Cathedral, St. Louis. Blessed Jesus, we rise to give you thanks and praise, and kneel before yo...