This is a prayer for the BURNEDOUT
Because Loving mothering God, you know that they were ON FIRE 🔥
They did the work, they gave their all, they plugged in, they connected, they loved their job, their work & all they served
Every single breath of it.
Until one day, their oxygen suddenly gave out!
Sure they had been gasping for breath, and running on low fuel
But everything and everyone around them seemed to say just go farther and do more
And everything will be alright.
And so God this is a prayer for the BURNEDOUT
that every single one of them can claim their Sabbath
And rest, as God given, needful and right; without guilt or recrimination.
God grant them, and us Sanctuary and rest we pray.
Amen.
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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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