Pray

Let us bow in prayer. No, pray in any fashion that you would like to today. Keep your eyes wide open. Or, if you prefer stand up on your “tippy” toes. Or, put a hat on, or a prayer shawl. Or, open the book of Psalms and find a Psalm you like, or dislike, and read  it out loud. Or, if you like, you might want to pray silently ( I think I pray silently more than out loud ). But, let us all be in front, or in back, of the Almighty and Everlasting God, and pray. Do it anyway that you want .:

I thank you God for God’s  presence in my life .  I thank you God for the relationship with Jesus Christ. I thank you God for the Spirit that  can help me with anything that will happen today.

I pray to you God for the violence to stop in Gaza, and the end to the Israeli occupation of Palestine. I pray to you to help the families who have had people killed.

I pray to you God for Mr. Trump. Ms Merkel, Mr Assad. Mr Trudeau. Mr Un. And all the other heads of state in the world. I would ask you to help them to act justly to all people, so that everyone can live a safe and healthy life.

I pray for the Ontario election on June 9.

I pray to God for the church all over the world. I pray to you O God, for the members of the church to love each other. I want the church to love everyone outside the church as well. I want to extend the love you give to us to all the places of this world.

I pray for my family, that you will keep them safe and healthy, for us to pursue justice with our lives.

Lord of the Starfields, Ancient of Days, Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer, Ground of our Being, Resident of Heaven and Earth, Lover of Justice, Compassionate One, Healer of our every ill,  AND A THOUSAND OTHER NAMES WE CAN FILL THIS SPACE.

God, sometimes, I am tired, anxious and fearful. You know that your disciples were the same way. They did not want Jesus to die, and they were fearful about what would happen next. You know that I should not fear because I trust you are in control, but the fear does not always go away. So, here I am Lord : “Fall fresh on me, mold me, melt me, fill me, use …..”

Silence ( three minutes ) to listen  to God. Prayer goes both ways God.

AMEN. SO BE IT . Amen

Fred Redekop