by Federated Church East Arlington | Jan 1, 2021 | prayers
And with a single breath, we move from one year to the next. We come before you, God, with hope that the change we are yearning for after this hard year will translate into health and well-being and justice and peace in 2021. This will happen not because you will...
by Federated Church East Arlington | Dec 23, 2020 | prayers
God of Love, we approach Christmas with a heart that yearns for connection and traditions and celebration. We get closer to the birth of Jesus knowing that the world has changed and wasn’t that what a tiny baby coming to life in a humble stable was all about? ...
by Federated Church East Arlington | Dec 18, 2020 | prayers
As we approach Christmas, this is the week of joy. For some of your children, O God, joy seems like a distant dream as they worry about food for their families or keeping their homes warm or gas to get to work. Make us a generous people, Almighty One. Open our...
by Federated Church East Arlington | Dec 11, 2020 | prayers
Our journey through Advent finds us amid this week devoted to peace. O God, strengthen us for the work you call us to as peacemakers – in a hurting world, in a divided nation, in struggling communities, in fragile families, in our very being. May we be your...
by Federated Church East Arlington | Nov 25, 2020 | prayers
Thank you. Only eight letters strung together that are so easy to forget and yet so powerful. Thank you signals a willingness to recognize that we are not islands unto ourselves. Thank you has the power to heal and the power to start anew. Thank you as final words...
by Federated Church East Arlington | Nov 19, 2020 | prayers
With each step we take today may we move closer to you, Holy One- closer to your kindness, closer to your generosity, closer to your wisdom, closer to your peace. May we walk the path with an open heart and willing spirit to accompany those in need. You are our...