Please join me in prayer: this time of allowing ourselves to feel our connection with each other — with the whole family of humanity. Spirit of life, God within and all around us, I give thanks for this day — this complicated day — full of light and laughter and love, full of grief, despair, … Continue reading Lay Minister’s Prayer 5/24/26

Spirit of life and love and connection, be with us now. I have a core of sadness inside me these days — perhaps this is true for others as well. It’s personal, it’s professional, and it’s about this world on fire. It’s about the love and peace that I long for and pray for every … Continue reading Lay Minister’s Prayer 4/19/26

Dear Spirit, I come to you with the awareness of impermanence. Of how brief our lives are. How quickly time passes. How little time we are given, and how much is asked of us while we are here. I see a world aching… children who do not feel safe, people who do not have enough … Continue reading Lay Minister’s Prayer 2/1/26

Spirit of Life, I am thankful to be part of this beloved community, one that holds the children among us with love and support and continues to hold us in all seasons of our lives. As we remember Renee Good and her children, may we gain sustenance for our souls as we go forth with … Continue reading Lay Minister’s Prayer 1/18/26

Dear Spirit, As we enter this season of darkness and turn inward, I confess: these past years have been heavy. Wave after wave…loss, fear, uncertainty. There are seasons in life when a weight settles on our chest and we wonder when it will lift. When hope can feel like something meant for other people, not … Continue reading Lay Minister’s Prayer 12/14/25

Most days I walk outside and pray. I stand in the place where I live. So I invite you to now to join me, to see yourself outside or to remember being there. The air is fresh. You are in a place where you live. We give thanks for waking this morning. For being given … Continue reading Lay Minister’s Prayer 12/7/25

Dear God whose name is every syllable ever spoken in love, May we never forget that every breath we take is a gift. We give thanks to the blades of grass, to pine needles and the algae blooms who have filled the air with enough oxygen for all of us to breathe deeply. May we … Continue reading Pastoral Prayer 11/23/25

Dear Spirit, we come together today in search of courage— Courage to feel what we’re carrying: the ache of a hurting world, the weight of uncertainty, the tension between shadow and light, joy and anger. Some of us cling to what we believe must happen next. And yet here we find ourselves, again and again, … Continue reading Lay Minister’s Prayer 11/16/25

Lord: We head to the darker time of the year, where you have made the days shorter, and we have made them darken earlier. Help us stay light, with a spring coiled for the energy we will need soon. We head to celebrations of abundance, let our gratitude, benevolence, and generosity guide our thoughts and … Continue reading Lay Minister’s Prayer 11/9/25

Spirit of light and love that dwells within us and between us, God who we co-create, help us recognize when we’re afraid and hold our fear with compassion. Help us try to understand it and not allow it to control us. Help us remember that there is no courage without fear, and no courage without … Continue reading Lay Minister’s Prayer 11/2/25