God
I know
That you said
Pray for our enemies
And I know
that you know
That you meant
When it’s confusing
And you can’t tell who
your enemy is
Pray for them
When the nuance is lost
and you fear for your children
and their children
and all the children (again, and again)
Pray
And I know
that you know
That you meant
The kind of Prayer that Meant
Cry
Sigh
Rest
And then get
Back to
Doing all you can
to be a Peacemaker
Whether that is
Vote
Call
Protest
Talk to People
Humanize
Because Sweet
Beautiful
Dusty
Footed Jesus
Who
Walked the Walk
I know
That you Know
That Prayer
Is the conversation
That we have
with ourselves
others
and you
To remind one another
That
we are
all human
In the end
So here I am
Praying
for
Peace
Praying
For my enemy
Because what is
an enemy
in this
World where
Everyone (pretty much)
Wants the same things
But someone
We all think
The ways to them
are opposite
And God
If you can help us
Stop
All the bombs
Everywhere
Please
I would be Grateful
Praying
In the Name of
The Prince of
Peace
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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