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MorningPrayer Saturday

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Dear God, The pathway through the wilderness is twisting, barren and rough. The distant goal is sometimes foreboding. Why do we travel, what risks are we taking?  Why not just stay where we are and be content? Is the vision of the Kingdom, the world of justice and righteousness worth the struggle? Is the dream of equality and peace for all, where the lion lays down with the sheep a realistic hope?  Help our unbelief and create in us new hearts and souls worthy of your love for us.  We do believe, O God. AMEN

MorningPrayer Good Friday

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Dear God, Is there a pattern to this day? Is there a rhythm to the unfolding of events,  the cascading of people, places, sights and sounds that have made up this day. Does my inner chorus of thoughts and dreams find expression in this day of days? Place me in the center, in the heart of hearts. Surround me by lights. Lead me onward and upward into the mystery  of your Divine will. Trust. AMEN

MorningPrayer Maundy Thursday

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Dear God, The road to the Upper Room of the Passover meal is paved and narrow. Only a few make the journey. A halo of light surrounds the head of Jesus, do the Apostles notice, do we see? The steps lead us upward to the room of grace and the meal of memory. The room is filled with peril, because we are flesh, we are human. Fill us in the room of your presence with the Spirit most Holy  so we might make all our journeys in the loving peace of the living God. AMEN

MorningPrayer Wednesday

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Dear God, We flit, we flee we play with glee. We run, we prance we laugh and dance. In Spirit breathless we swiftly soar beyond the noise, the chaos roar. Fill us with life the Godly life, the love, the grace, the joy beyond price. The future stretches beyond our sight your mercy and peace an eternal light. AMEN

MorningPrayer Tuesday

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Dear God, The moss of memories grows on the stones and roots of our experience, covering up the unsightly and adding new dimension to the lovely. Remind us that we have done the best we can do, at that time in history and that new life can bud around us in beauty and dignity. May fragrance and life continue to flourish in the forests of our lives. AMEN

MorningPrayer Monday

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Dear God,  May we rest  in the cathedral of your quiet whisper,  held lovingly in your beating heart,  comforted in the chambers of your grace. Hear our psalms of gratitude  and our tearful  laments.   We are humbled,  we are earthbound,  we are selfless in you, O God.  In these silent spaces may we know peace.  AMEN

MorningPrayer Sunday

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Dear God,  Your church celebrated Palm Sunday today, a day of celebration , loud Hosannas and joy. Even though some buildings have fallen into decay, surrounded by the dead and sightseers, your church is still vital and vibrant.  Cathedrals and buildings everywhere were filled with waving palms and hymns of triumph.   We are trying, God, but we always need your help.  Fill us with the Holy Spirit and embrace us with your loving Grace so we might bring your Kingdom to earth and fill your people with peace.  In Jesus name, we pray. AMEN

MorningPrayer Saturday

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Dear God, The simplicity and clarity of distance is often a comfort to our souls.  In the stark beauty where details are erased we can find solace in form and shape. The larger picture takes us to the horizon where your vision leads us and we bask in the light. In emptiness is fulfillment. AMEN

MorningPrayer Friday

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Dear God, Like creatures in the field, we are sometimes, woolly, cuddly soft and sweet.   But we are also scared, run when frightened and get ourselves into trouble  like falling into holes or over cliffs.   But, how fortunate we are,  you provide for us meadows green and water pure.   You care for us and guide us in safety and kindness all the days of our lives.   You prepare for us a shelter of many rooms for our future life and joy.   Thank you, God, for all you do,  AMEN

MorningPrayer Thursday

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Dear God, Look, see, beyond the frozen land, crusted with rock and ice rises a new sun. We are raised into tomorrow, a horizon of warm mists and flickering dreams. Take us by the hand, lead us along the tormented path to safety and the warmth of sheep wool. In the precious warmth of grace let us remember the passage with love. AMEN

MorningPrayer Wednesday

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Dear God, In the  solitary alone times of our life may we learn that aloneness is not necessarily bad. May we find serenity in the still calm spaces of ourselves and our world and find new truths in your spirit.  May we hear your whisper and see the light in the distance that embraces us gently and lovingly. "Be still and know that I am God", is the silent prayer that floats across the sea and echoes off the mountains.  Be still!. AMEN

MorningPrayer Tuesday

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Dear God, The fabric of our lives stretches from nature to nurture, born as to developing into, imagined and created to perceived and natural. We are clothed in a variety and texture of garments, styles, attitudes and behaviors. What we desire is to have integrity, decency, and honor in what we are and do. Help us to see and live beyond our own egocentric garments and into the clothes of your grace and love.  AMEN

MorningPrayer Monday

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Dear God, Whatever obstacles lie between us and the further shore,  we know that with your help we can overcome them.   For you will put a strong spirit in our heart  and we will be diligent  and we will be dedicated  and we will be determined to reach our goal.   And because you have encouraged us to choose life and blessing  we will enjoy the journey  and we will splash in the sea  and we will leap from rock to rock  and we will dance in the sunshine  and drink of the blue sky.   Yes we will!  AMEN

MorningPrayer Sunday

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Dear God, Day by day, we experience life  as Body, Mind and Spirit. May we be alive in our senses as we feel the textures of living creatures,   know the wind in our hair,  smell the aroma of nature,  taste the sea salt  and see the arc of the sun. May we be alive in our Mind of realization, knowledge and expectation. May we know the brush of angel wings and soar in our spirit  as your Spirit enters into us and carries us into realms of hope, forgiveness, beauty and truth.  May we be one with you, God. AMEN

MorningPrayer Saturday

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Dear God, There is satisfaction in work and there is elegance in work at rest. Help us to pause and be still in the beauty that surrounds us. Heighten our perceptions so we might discern new meaning and truth and live gently and quietly within the peace of the world.  It is a loving world living in harmony that our soul desires, God, AMEN

MorningPrayer Friday

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Dear God, In the snow and ice we peer through floral shrubs at waters calm and castles old.  Is this real, this landscape or an illusion of thought and dreams.  We wonder, what vision does possess us in the moment of the day... is it imagination, creation, elation or expectation.  There must be a balance and harmony of these truths that propel us and move us forward.  Otherwise, life is folly and surely in you, that is not the case, O God.  AMEN

MorningPrayer Wednesday

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Dear God, Can we touch the water of your life giving Spirit.   Can we drink and be satisfied.  Can we lift our eyes to the mountains of snowy delight, and sing,  joy, gratitude and wonder. Will you, can you  nourish us, nurture us  and love us. Can we return the mystery of the Spirit of living and loving life to the universe and rejoice. Can we, will we. AMEN

MorningPrayer Tuesday

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Dear God, Somewhere in the distance is that home we long for,  overlooking the sea and gleaming in the sun. The road ahead might appear treacherous, hugging the cliffs edge and disappearing from sight,  but your guardrails protect us and we trust in the pathway you have laid out for us.  And so, in faith, we continue our journey,  for not only do we love the experience  but we have glimpsed our destination and paradise awaits us.  AMEN

MorningPrayer Monday

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Dear God, Be a refuge for us, a castle to keep us safe. Provide for us a nook in which to rest while we bask in the light of the world. Give us openings into new levels of understanding--  the turrets of greater vision  and the cellars of deep understanding. Help us to understand and see that  life is full of options, there is no closed space. AMEN

MorningPrayer Sunday

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Dear God, The infinite mountain of your presence is always before us and eternally with us. The journey might be difficult, the terrain winding and treacherous but the wilderness is no match for your guiding loving hand. In your Spirit, we transcend basic survival needs and live in the awe and mystery of pure grace. AMEN

MorningPrayer March 10, 2018

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Dear Fellow Prayer, I am launching a new daily prayer. In the past, my prayers were written first and a picture added.  For this series, I am picking a picture and allowing the photo to provide the inspiration for the prayer. Thank you for praying with me. Keith Haverkamp Dear God, Sometimes we are caught between the old and the new, between that which was and that which is. Sometimes our mind is obstructed by old memories  that get in the way of new experiences. Help us, O God, to cherish the past and learn from it as we live fully in the present. May we grow in the Spirit of wonder and mystery  as we embrace the opportunities given us. AMEN both photos are from Scotland