Abiding in Hope

Almighty God, we gather around your altars offering you our thanks and praise, our souls and our hearts overflowing with gratitude. ...

Arise, O my soul, and worship the Lord, Creator, Redeemer, Life-Giver, our rock and sure foundation. Let me join my voice with the mo...

Hurricane Florence. Photo from NPR. (inspired by Psalm 31) In You, O God, do we take refuge: our trust is in You as we cry out in dis...

Most Merciful God, may our prayers rise on the scent of jasmine as we praise and bless your love in our lives. The curtain of the nigh...

O God, we bless you and we praise you, and give you thanks for your manifold mercies: You, O generous Creator, are our portion and ou...

Most Merciful God, You show us through the glorious Trinity the way of mutual love that leads to action: hear our prayers, we pray. ...

In peace, I rest in contemplation before you, O Creator: your mercies are new every morning. The heavens dance to the melody of creati...

After all the arguing with the Pharisees for the past many chapters, Jesus is apparently weary, and wants to get away for a break. So h...

Abiding, Merciful God, we gather around your altars to sing out our praise to you and recall all the blessings received from your gen...

Shepherd of Our Souls, we gather to You in praise, one flock, one people, made to worship You and care for each other throughout the ...

Most Merciful God, we rise to greet this day You have made, hearing the praise song of creation testify to your glory. May we echo t...

Lord Christ, you called us to forgive from our hearts, without reservation: lead us to reconciliation with and empathy for each other....

Lord Jesus, you stand at the door and knock: let us answer in joy and hope! Let us open wide the doors of our hearts, to welcome lov...

Merciful One, Blessed Trinity, in harmony You surround us in love: may the melody of my heart join with yours, O God, the rhythm of m...

Holy One, Great Architect of the Universe, whose hands built the foundations of the world: we pause from our labors to give you thanks...

When we first moved to St. Louis, I was perplexed to see commercials on TV all the time for agricultural products—commercials that talked...