by Federated Church East Arlington | May 19, 2021 | prayers
Things are heating up, Creator God. These spring days feel like summer. There are volatile places around the world where your children are bent on each others’ destruction. The voices of power are escalating. Some places are dwelling in the hope and promise...
by Federated Church East Arlington | May 14, 2021 | prayers
It is with intention that we will live this single day, Holy One. We will stop to smell the lilacs. We will look up with curiosity at the shape of the clouds dotting the blue sky. We will quiet ourselves to hear the peepers as the sun disappears at the end of the...
by Federated Church East Arlington | May 5, 2021 | prayers
Gatherings of your people, Almighty One, are on the minds of many of us. We yearn for hugs and laughter shared with abandon. We crave walking freely into large groups of people safely. If this pandemic has taught us any lasting lesson, it is that we shall not take...
by Federated Church East Arlington | Apr 28, 2021 | prayers
Ground us in this moment, Holy One. Rather than churning the past over and over again or worrying about a future that is yet to come, make us mindful of the breath coming in and going out. Whatever is in our line of vision or within earshot can be where we direct...
by Federated Church East Arlington | Apr 21, 2021 | prayers
What does peace look like, Almighty God? Everyday we hear of violence and upheaval and life lived on the edge. Our screens are filled with images of another death by gunfire or another person’s dignity attacked and we cry, “When will it end?” May...
by Federated Church East Arlington | Apr 14, 2021 | prayers
Waiting is hard and many of us are not very good at it, Loving God. We want what we want when we want it. Be with us in our waiting for the life of gathering safely in groups, singing together, and all of those parts of life we are missing along with our siblings...
