Grant us wisdom, God,
grant us vision.
Grant us courage, God,
grant us faith.
Grant us hope, God,
grant us love.
Grant us persistence,
grant us grace.
Grant us all these things
that we may plant shade trees
knowing we will never sit under them ourselves
but that they will provide care to future generations.
We pray in Jesus’ name.
Amen.
inspired by Lamont Colins, founder of the Roots 101 African American Museum in Louisville
Filed under Antiracism, Friends, Louisville, Prayer
God who bears the hurt of the world,
we pray for the grace, courage, and wisdom
to bear one another’s burdens,
to sit in silence with your children
who are in pain,
who grieve,
who endure heartbreak beyond our imagining;
to sit in silence
until a place of love is reached.
Amen.
inspired by a sermon preached by Elder Madison McKinney (Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota Oyate and a descendent of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma) for National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two Spirit People (May 5), a part of the May 1-7 National Week of Action for MMIWG2S
Filed under Current Events, Friends, Human Rights, Prayer
A moment comes
in the journey of every hobbit,
perhaps as the hobbit goes there
or maybe on the way back again
when the journey reaches a critical moment
and the hobbit encounters a choice
of where to go
or how to proceed
or both.
Often in such moments,
something or someone
circumstances,
external factors,
a council,
a fellowship,
a friend,
a wizard
shows the way,
points the direction if,
if,
if the hobbit has wisdom and grace
courage and strength
faith and hope
to listen
to hear
and to choose.
12 October 2015
Manhattan, New York
Truth breaks in,
when friends say
what we already know,
what we do not want to know,
what we need to know.
In such moments,
may there be grace to hear,
wisdom to understand,
courage to change, and
strength to grow.
15 October 2011
Shire on the Hudson
Along the Graybeard Trail 