A Breath Prayer for Pentecost

I posted this on facebook this morning and meant to post it to the blog as well – enjoy Tomorrow is Pentecost – this prayer was written as I contemplated the Holy Spirit breathed into us by Jesus (Jn 20:22) Spirit of God may we breathe in and hold your love within us May we [...]

Resources for Pentecost 2012

Sunday May 27th is Pentecost. This is the day when we celebrate:. The coming of the Holy Spirit and the infilling of Jesus’ disciples with the power to go out and change the world The great multi cultural gathering that we catch a glimpse of as we watch the spirit fall and suddenly everyone is [...]

Ascension Day Getting Us Ready for Pentecost

Today is Ascension Day, but like many of us I am already thinking about Pentecost in 10 days time. Then we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit, though for many churches it has become a day of prayer for peace. The following prayer came to me this morning as I thought about these two [...]

Ascension Day is Coming – Do You Know What it Means?

Thursday is Ascension Day the day on which we remember Jesus ascension into heaven 40 days after he rose from the dead.  What I did not realize until recently is that for many this is also a celebration of the new creation that God brought into being by the ascension of Jesus.  What beautiful imagery to [...]

Good Friday Prayer 2012

Today we walk with Christ in the dark shadow of the Cross, Knowing we have weighed him down, Our burdens crushed his shoulders, His suffering is for us, For us he willingly endured death. May we trust in God alone, And walk the way of the Cross together, Let us move forward without fear into [...]

Content with Our Daily Bread, But Thirsty for Tomorrow’s Wine…by tracy Dickerson

Today’s contribution to the series Easter Is Coming What Do We Hunger and Thirst For, comes from Tracy Dickerson. It was first published on her blog Nacreous Kingdom  ——– In my vocation as a hospice nurse, I have observed repeatedly a phenomenon that occurs when patients draw closer to the end of life: they stop feeling hungry [...]

A Final Irish Blessing for the Day – Beannacht by John O’Donohue

Shortly before his death in 2008, the late Irish poet John O’Donohue recited his poem, meaning blessing, during an interview with Krista Tippett. We’ve woven his close friends’ photographs of him in his Celtic landscapes with this reading.  

An Irish Blessing for St Patrick’s Day

This morning I was sent a link to this beautiful Irish blessing which sent me hunting for other beautiful blessings to share. So here is the best of what I found. Enjoy and share the blessings with others for St Patrick’s Day    

Prayers for the Journey

It is a couple of weeks since I posted a summary of my facebook prayers. Speaking commitments and the travels they entail have kept me busier than usual. As well as that I am working on a new book that has come out of my blog series on Tools for Prayer. I plan to incorporate [...]

Where are We Following Jesus To?

The invitation of the second week of Lent is the call to take up our crosses and follow Jesus. The question is where are we following him to? This week’s Lenten readings remind us of the toughest part of responding to the call of Jesus. In the words of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, “When Jesus calls a [...]