Processing with God: Narrative Lectionary, Liturgy, Prayers
Stormy Prayer
God, We are so tired Of Unnatural Disasters 1, in a 1,000 chance Hurricane, Flood, Tropical Storm Things
Holy Spirit We do not have to tell you the weariness the dwells within our very Souls
It is the weariness that aches as we try to figure out Evacuate or Stay What path is the storm taking?
What Path is Humanity Taking
Sweet Beloved Peacemaking Jesus You know the trauma that is being wrought –this is not just about climate change
Perhaps it has never been It is humanity trying to hold hands with one another
before during and after
these tragedies
And then crying out because we realize we don’t know how
Teach us to sit with the Job’s who have lost everything
Teach us to understand the bitter Mara’s and the resourceful Naomi’s with their found families
Teach us to listen to the leadership of the Esther who stand up for the marginalized and forgotten at such a time as this during trauma and devastation
Teach us to sing with Miriam when there are moments of joy and triumph even in the sadness.
Walk with us God and teach us how to love one another and care for your world and all the humans in it 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. 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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