Songs of Hope
Sunday Collect – February 27, 2022
Mary Lou Buschi, Tangerine
Hope begins in the dark – the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. – Anne Lamott
COLLECT
A recap/summary of the week’s prayers and contemplations
MONDAY
We saw hope at ‘foreday” in the morning with poet Jericho Brown.
TUESDAY
We found hope “deep in the quiet wood” with poet James Weldon Johnson.
WEDNESDAY
We bestowed beatitudes and blessings upon Black people with poet Margaret Walker.
THURSDAY
We discovered hope “in the inner city” with poet Lucille Clifton
FRIDAY
We set our hopes and prayers on Ukraine and Russia
SATURDAY
We looked back through our week glimpses of hope.
PRAXIS
Rest restores hope. Take a nap. Go to bed early. Take a day off and do nothing. Rest and restore your hope.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
The Lord’s Prayer For Transgender Awareness by Reverend Kim Sorrells
Our mother and Father, our beloved parent,
in whom we move and breathe and have our being,
the hallowing of your name shines forth
in the diversity of your children.
May your peace and love,
justice and equality,
inclusion and belonging
reign here on earth as in heaven.
Grant that our transgender loved ones might have their daily needs met—
that they might find gainful employment without discrimination;
that they might have access to medical care without fear;
that they might have their rights and lives protected,
and that they might find a loving community
to belong to and call their own.
Forgive us for the ways that we have fallen short
and failed your transgender children.
Forgive us of the times we turned away, or did not care;
for the times we laughed or judged their unique expression of your image;
for the times we have misspoken, asked too much, or failed to hear
As we forgive those who might have failed us.
Lead us away from the temptation to be complacent in the face of injustice.
But instead give us courage to stand up and stand with your beloved children.
For your love and justice is to be made manifest—
now and forever.
Amen.