Sunday Prayers; Oct 11, 2020
Future Monster edition
God of all things,
We made it another week despite the fact that 7 days ago I wasn’t sure how. So thanks for that.
I have some pretty big fears about the future right now, Lord. I mean, some really catastrophic notions about what might happen.
If I could ask this one thing – please remind me that this moment right now, the one where the light has just broken the line between ground and sky, when all I can hear is the motor of the fridge and the clicking of that cheap wall clock I got from Ikea, when I am in my robe and half my coffee is still sitting warmly in my mug, is the only thing that is real.
Bring me back to this moment. Convict me of the fact that there is nothing I can do about the past, and that the days to come are never as real as the day I’m in. Because those fears of mine are starting to feel like a monster from the future that shows up each day and steals the joy, the peace and the pleasure of the present. And we are in the middle of a global pandemic right now and I need those things, Lord! Help me vanquish the fear monster. If indeed perfect love casts out fear, then remind me that you already love me in the days to come as you always have from the day of my birth to the day of my death.
This is the day that you have made. THIS day. Help me rejoice and be glad in it.
Amen.
For what, where, and whom do the people of God pray?
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Please pray for us teachers. The ones teaching online, the ones teaching in person, the ones teaching both at the same time. The ones who are parents, too. We are trying so hard and we are so exhausted. And it's only October and it all just keeps shifting. Thank you. Peace to all.
How does one carry the world in their heart? When someone ask me to pray for them or a particular situation, my answer is, "I will be carrying you in my heart." That's my most authentic response, since I'm not one who sees God reaching in and changing things. Mostly I just see God just sitting with me and saying, "yeah, this sucks but let's not let it suck and you be alone.