Lacy Sietsema

Loving God, this week I will commit to one of these resolutions from Pax Christi. I will strive for peace within myself. I will seek to be a peacemaker in my daily life. I will accept suffering rather than afflict it. I will refuse to retaliate in the face of provocation and violence. I will […]

Palm Sunday Jesus, our brother, Spirit of life,I commit myself to the life and well-being of all who exist,all whom you hold in being with me,all the life of this planet.  Be with me.  Amen.

Spirit of God, you live among us in every person we meet. Help me listen today to you alive in my family, my co-workers, people I meet at the store or on the street. Help me discover you, God with us.

Loving God, Giver of life. Help us recognize and value who we really are—made in your image, holy in your likeness. Help us see ourselves as you see us—able to give life and love. Amen.

Lord Jesus Christ, son of the Living God, have mercy on me. Open my heart to your love for me and your love for the world.

Loving God, through our observance of Lent, help me to understand the meaning of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection and reflect it in my life.

Be present with me, God. Break through the ways I insulate myself from your grace. Pour out your Spirit on me. Open my eyes and ears to recognize where you are leading me.

Prayer of Archbishop Romero This is what we are about: We plant the seeds that some day will grow.  We water seeds already planted, knowing that they hold future promise.  We lay foundations that will need further development.  We provide yeast that produces effects far beyond our capabilities.

Holy Spirit, Wisdom, your breath gives life to the world.Your wings send shivers through the waters of the deep.Your silence is the wellspring of all words.We live in the house you set for us.May we walk in beauty.May we trust the fragile threads of the web in which you hold us.  Amen.

I saw a stranger yesterday. I put food in the eating place, drink in the drinking place, music in the listening place, and in the name of the Triune the stranger blessed me, my house, my cattle and my dear ones. And the lark said in her song: Often, often, often goes the Christ in