Prayer & Praise
We would as soon you were stable and reliable.
We would as soon you were predictable
and always the same toward us.
We would like to take the hammer of doctrine
and take the nails of piety
and nail your feet to the floor
and have you stay in one place.
And then we find you moving,
always surprising us,
always coming at us from new directions.
Always planting us
and uprooting us
and tearing all things down
and making all things new.
You are not the God we would have chosen
had we done the choosing,
but we are your people
and you have chosen us in freedom.
We pray for the great gift of freedom
that we may be free toward you
as you are in your world. Amen
From the book, Awed to Heaven, Rooted in Earth: Prayers by Walter Brueggemann
On Monday I will be begin infusions as my body is so low on iron. I’m a bit nervous and would appreciate prayer. Thanks.
Praying for you, E.
Peace be unto you, my friend.
You have my prayers, E…..
Praying for you, E.
We would covet your prayers as well…things are tough and will be getting tougher…
still praying with the pray-ers here
God keep all close
Lord have mercy on everybody.
Thank you for your prayers. You will be in my prayers Michael.
My infusion went well today. What I didn’t realize is everyone else was receiving chemotherapy. A young man with cancer, a woman who had her breast cancer return after five years who’s facing more surgery and others. I prayed for them and felt incredibly sad. I’m getting an iron infusion and they’re fighting for their lives. So many suffering people we never know about. Thank you again.
Erunner, appreciate hearing how the treatment went… thank You, Lord for being a presence that we take with us wherever we go… it is hard sometimes to remember that, it is for me anyway
Thank you Em. You have a special way of understanding and communicating. I appreciate that a lot.