God,
You know our foes
are endless
They are armed to the teeth
With guns
nefarious policies
and hate
And many are saying
God cannot help you
For these White Supremacists
Are they not calling on the same God?
But God, you are my protection
Because, you sustain the Love
Within my heart
reminding me of small children
in bunny hats
Of women in cars
And disarmed observers
And police officers leading Jan 7th rioters
away from Congress
All of whom are worthy of your protection
So I cry out to you
I cry before I go to bed
And somehow I Fall to Sleep
And then I wake up
Tears, still in my eyes
And cry out again
Lord, Sweet, Baby Jesus
I know the only thing Sustaining
me is you
Selah!
I am not afraid of my enemies
I say
(Sometimes)
I am will do the next brave thing
Contact my senator
Mutual Aid
I will not give up
Rise up
God
My rock and my salvation
You will strike up my enemies
(not my job)
And break the teeth of the wicked
Note Lord, how I’m praying for your justice, not mine
Come sit with us,
Cry with us, Save us, Make your presence known, Holy Spirit we do not know what to Say or do anymore.
Rise up, Lord.
And teach us how to Rise up too, we even in the midst of all of this 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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