The Prayer Chest
During these trying times it seems there may be an interest in or even a yearning for prayer. Our Prayer Chest is an offering of weekly prayer and spiritual resources. Your ideas and contributions are welcome!
January 5, 2022 – Ubuntu – Desmond Tutu
January 12, 2022 – Remembering bell hooks, Reflections on Love
January 19, 2022 – The Reverse St. Francis Prayer – author unknown
January 26, 2022 – Living with Intention: Soul Matters Theme for January – Parker J. Palmer
February 2, 2022 – In Memoriam – Thich Nhat Hahn
February 9, 2022 – Wintering over: A call to worship in a chilly season – Abigail Hastings
February 16, 2022 – Songs for the People – Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
February 23, 2022 – Soul Matters Theme for February: Widening the Circle – Rev. angel Kyodo williams
March 2, 2022 – A Blessing in The Wake of Loss, At The Beginning of Something New – Kate Bowler
March 9, 2022 – We Pray for Peace – Carolyn Winfrey Gillette
March 16, 2022 – Beannacht / Blessing – John O’Donohue
March 23, 2022 – Soul Matters Theme for March: Renewing Faith – Philip Booth
March 30, 2022 – For Three Leaders, For the World – Alden Solovy
April 6, 2022 – A blessing for 2022 – Lydia Wylie-Kellermann
April 13, 2022 – Beloved Mother of All Things – Thich Nhat Hanh
April 20, 2022 – Soul Matters Theme for April – Awakening – Richard Rohr
April 27, 2022 – A Prayer for our Earth
May 4, 2022 – A Prayer for a Time in Need of Empathy – Tanya Cothran
May 11, 2022 – To the Moms Who Are – Hannah Kardon
May 18, 2022 – Soul Matters Theme for May: Nurturing Beauty – Mark D. Roberts
May 25, 2022 – Prayer for Peace and Healing – Rev. Marta I. Valentin
June 1, 2022 – Choking back sobs. This is my prayer – Ashlee Eiland
June 8, 2022 – Sacred – Kaitlin Curtice
June 15, 2022 – Spring Awakening – Lama Rod Owens
June 22, 2022 – Soul Matters Theme June: Celebrating Blessings – Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D.
June 29, 2022 – From the Corners Blog – Nadia Bolz-Weber
July 6, 2022 – The Summer Day – Mary Oliver
July 13, 2022 – Giving Love the Last Word – Tara K. Humphries
July 20, 2022 – The Lord’s Prayer – a possible translation from the Aramaic by Neil Douglas-Klotz
July 27, 2022 – Calm – Adam Lawrence Dyer
August 3, 2022 – Prayer for A Troubled and Puzzled World – Rev. Egbert Ethelred Brown
August 10, 2022 – A Blessing for the Courage to Try – Kate Bowler
August 17, 2022 – Prayer is an ancient longing – John O’Donohue
August 24, 2022 – A Prayer – Clarissa Pinkola Estés
August 31, 2022 – Quiet My Soul – Monica Brown
September 7, 2022 – Meditation on Imperfection – Kate Lila Wheeler
September 14, 2022 – Benediction to Build a World – Atena O. Danner
September 21, 2022 – Blessing for Letting Summer Go – Kaitlin Curtice
September 28, 2022 – Spilling the Light – Theresa I. Soto
October 5, 2022 – Yom Kippur Meditation – Alden Solovy
October 12, 2022 – Reflection for Indigenous Peoples’ Day – Bishop Steven Charleston
October 19, 2022 – Soul Matters Theme for October: Courage – Mark Nepo
October 26, 2022 – Prayer before Shopping – Malgorzata Rzym
November 2, 2022 – For Turning the Clocks Back – Jessica Kantrowitz
November 9, 2022 – Soul Matters Theme for November: Change – Pema Chödrön
November 16, 2022 – The Common Good – Kathleen McTigue
November 23, 2022 – Prayer: Let the Shooting End – Sisters of Mercy
November 24, 2022 – Give Thanks – Melody Beattie
November 30, 2022 – The Blessing of the Morning Light – David Whyte
December 7, 2022 – Soul Matters Theme for December – Wonder – Frederick Buechner
December 14, 2022 – In Darkness, All Things Are Possible – Atena O. Danner
December 21, 2022 – For the Winter Solstice – Sean Parker Dennison