Image by mleonascimento0 from Pixabay Why Pray? Prayer is an act of love! It’s so easy to come to God in what we call prayer with a shopping list and expect God to fulfil each item as if God ran this all inclusive department store. When we don’t get what we want, we question the existence…
Image by reenablack from Pixabay (Written Wednesday morning February 25th 2025) This morning I awoke early, too early considering I had slept just a few hours. My being was filled with physical pain and so much to do. I sat down with my tea and a book of reflections, “Embers” by Richard Wagamese. Richard began by reminding me…
Image by Almeida from Pixabay The Season of Lent – Why? Many of us have lives so busy we often feel overwhelmed. Too many of us believe we have no choice. We just keep on keeping on. Some are like pet hamsters who run on treadmills, hard as they can, but go nowhere. Now that’s drudgery. For…
Regardless of which faith we practice or don’t practice, this Christmas let’s wrap our Christmas or Hanukkah or Bodhi Day or Tulsi Pujan Diwas or… celebrations in PRAYER. The Christian Advent season has begun. It’s our time to prepare for Christmas, to renew our joy and commitment to our faith, to celebrate Jesus’ birthday. Some…
Silence and God’s Presence One night at supper, we were discussing the phone addiction that has descended on many people today. My grandson, a young businessman said, “It’s hard to find workers today who won’t slip around every available corner, stop work and text on their phone.” We are addicted, not just to our phones…
Shock! Sadness! Lament! Even the Flowers Are Crying! Prayer! This past week a tragic accident happened. A family from Keene United Church were almost all wiped out. Jon, Stephanie and teenage son, Riddick, died in the crash. Only their daughter, Rowghan, also a teen, has survived. She is at Sick Kids hospital with multiple injuries….
We are down to the last sentence of the “Lord’s Prayer”. “For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power and the Glory, Amen.” Matthew 6:9-13, does not include this sentence. Why, then, did many of us, particularly Protestants, add this sentence? To find an answer, I did some research on Google and found this…
Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread “Give us this day our daily bread.” Like every sentence in this prayer, this one has great significance. Of course, I am grateful that I don’t have to worry about having enough to eat. Of course, I pray that all people everywhere will have enough. I don’t want…