Prayers for the moment Archives - The Presbyterian Outlook https://pres-outlook.org/category/worship-resources/prayers-for-the-moment/ News and Articles from the The Presbyterian Outlook Mon, 01 Jul 2024 12:21:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 https://pres-outlook.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/outlook-logo.svg Prayers for the moment Archives - The Presbyterian Outlook https://pres-outlook.org/category/worship-resources/prayers-for-the-moment/ 32 32 A prayer before a presidential debate https://pres-outlook.org/2024/06/a-prayer-before-a-presidential-debate/ Fri, 14 Jun 2024 10:00:38 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=125854 A prayer for peace, a prayer for perspective by Erin Weber-Johnson and Mieke Vandersall.

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]]> A prayer after Iran’s strike on Israel https://pres-outlook.org/2024/04/a-prayer-after-irans-strike-on-israel/ Sun, 14 Apr 2024 12:38:45 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=124549 We shall not look away. We shall not ignore the atrocities. We pray for the killing to stop. We pray for peace. — Teri McDowell Ott

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]]> A prayer for the Baltimore bridge collapse https://pres-outlook.org/2024/03/a-prayer-for-the-baltimore-bridge-collapse/ Tue, 26 Mar 2024 12:28:45 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=123831 Early on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, a container ship crashed into a 1.5 mile bridge in Baltimore, Maryland. Several vehicles fell into the waters below.

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]]> No Christmas in Bethlehem: A litany https://pres-outlook.org/2023/12/no-christmas-in-bethlehem-a-litany/ Fri, 22 Dec 2023 11:22:40 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=121174 "How can we celebrate Christmas when there is no Christmas in Bethlehem?" writes Bruce Reyes-Chow.

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]]> A confession to close 2023: The rocks cry out https://pres-outlook.org/2023/12/a-confession-to-close-2023-the-rocks-cry-out/ Fri, 15 Dec 2023 10:56:25 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=121041 This year, rocks have witnessed war, gun violence, oppression, and global warming. They cry out, "How long, Oh God?" Let's join them, writes Jesy Littlejohn.

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]]> Drawn Again — A poem-prayer for Christmas Eve https://pres-outlook.org/2023/12/drawn-again-a-poem-prayer-for-christmas-eve/ Thu, 14 Dec 2023 10:40:55 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=121025 Come, Lord Jesus — in the retelling of the familiar story, in the souls that gather to listen, writes Andrew Taylor-Troutman.

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]]> Come alive, O Christ: A Christmas Eve prayer https://pres-outlook.org/2023/12/come-alive-o-christ-a-christmas-eve-prayer/ Wed, 13 Dec 2023 11:14:28 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=121030 Come alive, O Christ in every broken place so that love fills every gap, writes Jeremy Wilhelmi.

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]]> Christmas Beatitudes https://pres-outlook.org/2023/12/christmas-beatitudes/ Tue, 12 Dec 2023 11:00:04 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=120938 Christian Iosso writes: "Blessed are those who have no 'home for the holidays,' without jobs or funds to buy gifts, who have outlived their friends..."

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]]> Praying for kinship on Thanksgiving https://pres-outlook.org/2023/11/praying-for-kinship-on-thanksgiving/ Wed, 15 Nov 2023 13:00:15 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=120342 Daniel Heath pens a prayer honoring Indigenous peoples, the land, and the unifying aspects of Thanksgiving.

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]]> A prayer for veterans https://pres-outlook.org/2023/11/a-prayer-for-veterans/ Wed, 08 Nov 2023 12:57:29 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=120233 Daniel Heath offers a prayer for veterans, especially those residing and working at a Veterans Administration Hospital.

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