God,
It seems that
the senseless violence
goes on
and on
ICE spills onto whiteness
The Not peace in Palestine
The invasion of Caracas
Not to mention
kidnapping of neighbors
Healthcare, childcare and education being destroyed
And all the things
I confess I’ve started to dread Fridays
when the Admin seems to strike
And we all know
about the Eptsein Victims
But the files
God
The violence continues
As nonsensical
As our lines of sand
That make borders
As senseless
as giving more rights
To corporations
Than humans
As senseless
as pursuing artificial intelligence
Before feeding everyone
God
I feel like Alice
In Wonderland
Scared
Because everyone
is speaking gibberish
and the dictator is
Running around screaming
Off with their heads
So I am praying for
Less Herods
and more Wise Sages
Less Violence
And more Peace
Less Nonsence
And More Art
God
Be with us
As we turn away from
Death Dealing practices
And pursue Life Giving Ones
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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