A prayer for the fourteenth Sunday in ordinary time

God. We are confused. People talk about being blessed.That usually means they are getting better, they are getting stronger, they are getting richer, they are getting parking places. We read about David the king becoming more powerful because you were with him.He was blessed. But then we read about Paul who was weak and insulted […]

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A prayer for the thirteenth Sunday in ordinary time.

God. The song writer talks about waiting for you more than watchmen wait for the morning.The song writer asks you to listen for, to pay attention to, our cry for mercy. All we hear are babbling voices of critics and commenters,of condemnation and consumption and comparison. We can barely try to hear you. We desperately […]

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A prayer for the twelfth Sunday in ordinary time

God. Sometimes it feels like knowing you is a good thing. We ask you favors, we receive favors, we say we are blessed. But we have to confess that sometimes, knowing you feels rough. We ask you favors, we still are sick. We give up fun, thinking it’s for you, our dad still dies. We […]

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A prayer for the eleventh Sunday in ordinary time

God. It’s Father’s Day. At least in the United States. And you know more than anyone how confusing that is. How much misunderstanding and frustrated expectation there is on every side. How much gratitude and repentance and forgiveness there could be on every side. And so we ask for your help. That’s all. I could […]

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Accountability

Rich Dixon and the team are riding tomorrow as part of supporting the kids. +++ Whenever I write about justice, the same question arises. “Setting things right sounds good, but what about the traffickers? Don’t they need to be held accountable?” When people break the law, society ought to hold them accountable. Due to corruption, […]

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