What an unheard of thing for the Potter to clothe himself in a clay vessel, or the craftsperson in a handicraft! What humility beyond words for the Creator to clothe Himself in the body of a human creature! Unknown source from Ethiopia
A Prayer by Walter Brueggemann – “Sustained by Angels”
Maybe we have not thought much about Satan, either in glib self-regard, or in rejection of such silly speculation, or in a way more urbane and benign than to imagine such a character. Except that as we begin our strenuous Lenten trek, we are aware that the power of resistance is at work in our …
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How Long?: learning to pray in difficult times with Habakkuk
"How long, Lord, must I call for help,but you do not listen?Or cry out to you, “Violence!”but you do not save?Why do you make me look at injustice?Why do you tolerate wrongdoing?Destruction and violence are before me;there is strife, and conflict abounds.Therefore the law is paralyzed,and justice never prevails.The wicked hem in the righteous,so that …
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A Prayer of Joseph the Studite
Stretching out Thy divine hands upon the Cross,Thou hast joined togetherthat which before was divided,and by Thy mediationThou hast offered as a gift to the Fatherthe nature of mortal man,that was under condemnation.Therefore we sing the praisesof Thy sinless Crucifixion. By St. Joseph the Studite, Bishop and Hymnographer.
Lenten Prayer from Nigeria
God in heaven, You have helped my life to grow like a tree. Now something has happened. Satan, like a bird, has carried in one twig of his own choosing after another. Before I knew it he had built a dwelling place and was living in it. Tonight, my Father, I am throwing out both …
Matthew Erickson 