Starter Prayer: Gracious God. Give us the ability to sense your presence in both momentary and monumental divine meetings. Focus Word: Meetings And so we begin the First (full) Week of Lent. May you be blessed with restful and rejuvenating days.  (By the way, we haven’t talked about “giving things up” for Lent. Have you […]

Starter Prayer: God of Discovery: Give me the imagination to see “I’m worth” the Invitation. Teach me to trust that “I’m worth it.”  Help me establish an identity of “Worth It”, once and for all. Focus Phrase: I’m worth it. This Weekend, Ryan is wrapping up the week of Ash Wednesday with a reflection about […]

Starter Prayer: God of effortless rising: Give us boundless energy to break the yoke of oppression, again and again. Holy Spirit, move in us, “pushing back, spinning out and rising.” Focus Phrase: Salvation is magical. Today’s scripture passage is as good as Bible poetry gets. And the artist, Hannah Garrity presents a glorious commentary on […]

Starter Prayer: God of genuine spirituality: Lead us through the steps of recovery from our addiction to approval. May we risk being real and present with you, ourselves and others. May we know the reward of deep connection. Focus Phrase: Connection with God I’ve studied Jesus’ warnings against spiritual grandstanding for most of my life. […]