Prayer – Page 2 – Episcopal Cafe

Living on a prayer

July 15, 2020 No Comments

The day is set out like the libretto of a psalm.
I wake up tired, dream-weary…

A midweek prayer for the middle of the night

June 24, 2020 No Comments

A still, small voice might whisper,
“Peace, now, for I have answered the owl
and satisfied the winged thing.“

Pray as though no one is listening

March 11, 2020 No Comments

As Lent began, we read from the Gospel according to Matthew the advice to, “whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you” (Matthew 6:6). Oh, but what about those things that “our Father who is in secret” will see? And what will be their just reward?

Burnt out prayer

February 19, 2020 1 Comment

I hear, strangely far away, the alarm, still shrill. It reminds me of myself, demanding attention, seeking juice for my tired spirit, new life for my depleted soul. It reminds me of this prayer.

Giving thanks for …

January 29, 2020 2 Comments

For the incantation of
all creation contained in the call
to the stewardship of a cat,
I give thanks;

How to pray for a General Election

December 10, 2019 5 Comments

The offending phrase appears to be, “as we discover your will for our country,” which some object promotes the view that the General Election will be directly decided by the will of God

An autumn prayer

October 16, 2019 1 Comment

There may be a fever of prayerful activity, “raging against the dying of the light,” trying to stave off the coldness to come. They are symptoms of the southerning sun. Soon, some of us know, our prayers will be those of sleepwalkers, slow to respond to the promptings and proddings of the Spirit, fumbling and in danger of falling.