When Sister Elizabeth (who was at that time Lieutenant Elizabeth Hillmann) returned from World War II, her post-traumatic stress disorder did not show up right away. It surfaced after she entered the Cenacle, when she was sent to our retreat house in Middletown, Connecticut. There, in order for the sisters to go from one place [...]
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Prayer for the Elections
Posted in Prayer on Oct 31st, 2008
O God of all nations,
We beg you for guidance this election day.
We pray for both voters and candidates:
May all of us, filled with your Holy Spirit
and open to the embrace of your lovingkindness,
choose wisely,
moving beyond self-interest and factions
into your broad realm of light and love,
where life is honored,
creation flourishes,
peace vanquishes fear,
and merciful justice heralds [...]
Prayer in a Time of Financial Crisis
Posted in Prayer on Oct 31st, 2008
There are many ways to pray in this year of financial crisis: among others, we might plead earnestly, sit in silence allowing the peace of God to sooth our fear and turmoil, even yell at God. I offer two prayers, one from the Church of England website and the other from the book of Proverbs.
Prayer [...]
We survived Tropical Storm Fay with only the loss of telephone service for a few days and of one computer during a thunderstorm in Fay’s wake. Now the season is heating up, as Gustav appears to be heading for the Gulf Coast of Louisiana. It seems fitting to print again this prayer, by Maurice Schexnayder [...]