I offer this weekly #LetUsPray as a way to stay anchored amidst the turmoil of the day. Paid subscribers have access to liturgical resources and sermon prompts based on the week's readings from The Revised Common Lectionary and/or The Narrative Lectionary.
A few weeks ago I talked about that dangerous sentence, "Once x-task is done, things will slow down..." because it rarely does. Welp, it was true. Today I just caught up on all my emails from all the accounts, so the inboxes are down to zero (And no, I do not understand those of you who have hundreds and thousands of unread emails taunting you every day. To each their own.)
Anyhoo, it feels good.
Really wish that after I emerged from my cave, the world was in better shape, but it looks like the same old $h!t, different day. The settlers in Palestine continue to act with brazen impunity and full support from too many; it seems like there have been multiple mass shootings, and yes, we are still snatching people off the street and disappearing them to who knows where.
We must keep at it however and wherever: write, speak, pray, sing, agitate, act.
Next up are a couple of posts in the hopper. One is about restraint being the superpower of leaders of color who serve in predominantly white contexts. I am also starting to think through the How to Grow a Church project. And finally, I have a two-parter about church pastoring, why it is a blessing AND why it is terrible. I am going to link back to these two prompts on FB if you want to add your 4¢.
Why it is a blessing: I know pastoring a congregation can be difficult and overwhelming, but here's the prompt (to link to a new post)— "It is a blessing, honor, and privilege to be a pastor because..." [link]
Why it is terrible: As a follow-up to my previous post about why congregational pastoring is a blessing, I'll do a follow-up post and link back to this post, "Pastoring a congregation is [insert your adjective: difficult, overwhelming, soul-sucking] because . . ." [link]
Okay, now on to this week's #LetUsPray when we begin to talk about the how the Spirit reveals God's hopes and intentions for humanity.
