God,
I call you might and power
Against Guns
Violence
Racism
I REJECT this evil.
All the violence and the ongoing bombing across the nations
that is so commonplace, we don’t even report it anymore.
I reject all Violence,
What I’m saying is…
Peace of Prince; you need to deal with this.
And as for the ongoing fires, floods, tornados and hurricanes of the earth
Whew…Lord. I don’t know, because we have just done so little,
(so I’m sneaking in a prayer about that too)
I also deny the evil that prevents
Trans girls from playing soccer
Trans Families from taking care of their children
Trans Individuals from accessing healthcare
I call God’s judgement on you–because Lord Knows its above my pay grade.
I call God down upon those govern and who want to
force pregnancy and birth on all people, risking their lives, livelihood, liberty and happiness
but cannot keep enough baby formula on the shelves, free school lunches or childcares open
May God have mercy upon you, in the sweet and loving way that God because I do not even know what to do with this information.
God I am calling you–who gave your very body and blood as the sacrifice for peace–you who always set the table overflowing so every single person could eat,
You who never ask someone their immigration, sexuality or gender status before you heap their plates with food, and extras and leftovers to take home with the communion feast–
I ask you to come down here and talk to these people.
Because I am done with your Children today.
Amen.
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Pastor Katy has enjoyed ministry at New Covenant since 2010, where the church has solidified its community focus. She now works at Capital CFO plus as the Non Profit Director. All opinions expressed on this blog are her own and do not reflect those of Capital CFO plus. 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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