Processing with God: Narrative Lectionary, Liturgy, Prayers
Joseph, A prayer
God, Today, I’m imagining Joseph as the squishy parent.
Mary was the one with the justice cries And the mom look, that got Jesus into ministry Maybe Joseph was the one with the physical play
And the squishy hugs– Maybe Joseph was the one who reminded Jesus Your only human, too
Maybe Joseph was the one who showed Jesus mortality was ok, because he was (probably) the parent who died first.
God, I’m thinking of that fierce encounter with an angel where Joseph was already, heart in mouth, trying to figure out how to react full of humanity and peace
God, I’m so thankful for Joseph And today I’m hoping he was the squishy parent.
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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