by Neil Ellis | Nov 15, 2016 | Prayer
Sometimes when I pray, I utter the words, but I do not feel or think them. Sometimes when I pray, I utter the words, thinking about what I say, but not feeling. Sometimes when I pray, I utter the words, and I both think and feel what I say. An act of will cannot make...
by Neil Ellis | Nov 1, 2016 | Prayer
As the hand is made for holding, And the eye for seeing, You have fashioned us for joy. Share with us the vision that Shall find it everywhere. And, when our song of joy dies down to silence, Come, hold our powerlessness with love! Then shall our fear be gone, And our...
by Neil Ellis | Oct 18, 2016 | Prayer
Gracious God, we have come to this service by many different roads – in more sense than one. For each of us part of the journey has been along a private road; each of us is ignorant of what the others have been through; and so we cannot help arriving here to a...
by Neil Ellis | Oct 5, 2016 | Prayer
Creator God, We place our life in your hands. Out of the dirt your formed us, Before we were born you had plans for us. Plans to prosper us, for a future, for hope. As your children instill a deep respect in us for creation. Allow us to care for all aspects of the...
by Neil Ellis | Sep 27, 2016 | Prayer
O Holy One, I surrender myself to you now. In this moment and in all others. May it please you To shine your grace upon me And to fill my cup until it runs over. Caution me And fill my heart with patience To accept the calling you have placed upon my heart. Provide me...
by Neil Ellis | Sep 20, 2016 | Prayer
Gracious God, Before you I place my tiredness. Before you I place my frustration. Before you I place my pain. Before you I place my anger. Before you I place my disappointment. Loving God, I ask you for renewed energy. I ask you for increased patience. I ask you for...
