Holy Thursday Prayers for the World

Holy Thursday Prayers for the World

  It was on Holy Thursday and all in the morning They plaited a crown of thorns for our Heavenly King And was not this a woeful thing And sweet Jesus we’ll call him by name. These words are from a traditional English carol called And All in the Morning. (If you...
Holy Wednesday Prayers for the World

Holy Wednesday Prayers for the World

It was on Holy Wednesday and all in the morning That Judas betrayed our dear Heavenly King And was not this a woeful thing And sweet Jesus we’ll call him by name. These words are from a traditional English carol called And All in the Morning. I have sung this song and...
Palm Sunday Prayers for the World

Palm Sunday Prayers for the World

With words from Scripture, hymns, and poems and some paper and markers, I can sometimes form prayers that just won’t come with my own unfocused and scattered thoughts. Thanks be to God for the community of people whose words ground me when my own words fail...
Step-by-Step Intercessory Praying in Color

Step-by-Step Intercessory Praying in Color

My inattention and distraction in prayer are at a heightened, high-alert, orange level. Praying in color came to me in a time of desperation and inattention  when many friends and family members received diagnoses of cancer. I could not find the words for my prayers....