Lacy Sietsema

Adam lay ibounden,bounden in a bondfour thousand wintersthought he not too long;and all was for an apple,an apple that he took,as clerkes finden writtenin their book.Ne had the apple taken been,the apple taken been,ne had never our ladybeen Heaven’s queen.Blessed be the timethat apple taken was!Therefore we may singenDeo gracias. Medieval song

Lead me, guide me, along the way.For if you lead me, I cannot stray.Lord, let me walk each day with thee.Lead me, O Lord, lead me.

Great Spirit, Great Spirit, my Grandfather,all over the earth the faces of living things are all alike.With tenderness have these come up out of the ground.Look upon these faces of children without number and with children in their arms.that they may face the winds and walk the good road to the day of quiet. Black

I came that they might have life and have it more abundantly. John 10.10

Holy One, untamed by the names we give you,in the quiet of our hearts name us.Remind us of who we are in these tumultuous times.Reveal to us the truth you have inscribed in our hearts.  Amen. Laguna Pueblo prayer

If you do away with the yoke, with the clenched fist and the wicked word,if you give your bread to the hungry and relief to the oppressed,God will give strength to your bones and you shall be like a watered garden,like a spring of water that never runs dry. Isaiah 58.9-11

How shall I make a return to God for all the good God has done to me?I will take up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord. Psalm 116

You have kindled your light in usand you have inspired us with your Holy Spirit.We pray that we, impelled by this Spirit,may always seek the truth and revere your wordand that we may find Jesus your son,your life, your servant, and our way.  Amen. Huub Oosterhuis

Holy God, our sustainer, direct my steps today. May the changing moods of my human heart never blind me to you, the source of every good.  Amen.