Processing with God: Narrative Lectionary, Liturgy, Prayers
God of the Rainbow Coat
God,
when you looked into Joseph’s face, laced with drama;
when you saw their heart–full of queer notions…
And their coat/cloak/princess dress that was rainbow to its core.
When you truly got to know who Joseph was.
Then, and only then did you call them by name.
I know this, because you are God, and you are with us.
You don’t call us as strangers who might be able to help.
You call us as beloved children who you know can be more fulfilled serving others.
You didn’t ask Joseph to take off their rainbow dress, or to change, or to be better–you just asked them to come.
And it is beautiful that you can take a dreaming child, who was too flamboyant, and dramatic, and talked to much, and turned their dreams into hope.
First for all of Egypt, and then for the very siblings that betrayed them.
May we all have the grace to remember that God calls us exactly as we are. Remind us, that just as God knows each and every star, God knows and calls us all by name.
We pray in the Holy Names of Christ
Amen.
Feel free to use/adapt with credit to Pastor Katy Stenta
Pastor Katy has enjoyed ministry at New Covenant since 2010, where the church has solidified its community focus. Prior to that she studied both Theology and Christian Formation at Princeton Theological Seminary. She also served as an Assistant Chaplain at Trenton Psychiatric Hospital and as the Christian Educational Coordinator at Bethany Presbyterian at Bloomfield, NJ.
She is an writer and is published in Enfleshed, Sermonsuite, Presbyterian's today and Outlook. She writes prayers, liturgy, poems and public theology and is pursuing her doctorate in ministry in Creative Write and Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.
She enjoys working within and connecting to the community, is known to laugh a lot during service, and tells as many stories as possible. Pastor Katy loves reading Science Fiction and Fantasy, theater, arts and crafts, music, playing with children and sunshine, and continues to try to be as (w)holistically Christian as possible.
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