At the beginning of this winter day,Please wash my many sins awayAnd grant me, with the rising sunPardon for sins, done and undoneLike fallen snow, fresh and whitePlease fade away the dark of nightGrant your light that I may seeThe path of life that pleases theeFill me with Your Spirit Read more
Jesus is ready receiving with open arms all who come to Him
This prayer was inspired by a visit to the Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham last weekend and current national and world events in light of Matthew 1:17. “Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the Read more
I recently found this prayer tucked into an old prayer book on my shelf. I wrote it in the fall of 2018 for a worship service at College Park UB Church where I was serving on pastoral staff. This is a responsive reading, where the liturgist prays the first 4 Read more
Oh Lord, You are awesome, powerful, and loving. I need an infusion or your graceful, powerful presence today. Where I am tired, waken me. Where I am distracted, focus me. Where I am discouraged, encourage me. Where I am afraid, embolden me. Where I am in the dark, enlighten me. Read more