Weak And Poor God
Money talks and power makes the world go around, or so they would have us believe; And we, forgetting that other voice, join the march in hopes that we may [...]
Money talks and power makes the world go around, or so they would have us believe; And we, forgetting that other voice, join the march in hopes that we may [...]
Because Your grace, O Christ, is so generous - not crumbs falling from the table, but a sumptuous feast – we pray for the accused and guilty ones; those in [...]
We call you 'King', Jesus, but you're not like any king we've ever heard of; You don't flaunt your power, waving your hand dismissively to change the lives of [...]
Though you are God, with all the influence and status that the name implies, you refused to pull rank, and parade your power among us. Instead, you chose to [...]
Lord God, Sovereign of all, We need Your wisdom and compassion to flood the corridors of power in our world. May Your Kingdom come. We need creativity and courage [...]
The worst storms, Jesus, are the ones caused by our fear, when we grow afraid of losing our power, or we grow suspicious of the power of others, when we [...]
It feels like madness to stand before the giant with nothing but faith and a few small stones. It seems insane to believe that anything but brute force can match [...]
O God, who is always on the side of those who are broken and suffering, where there is grief and despair, Hear our cry... where there is anger and violence, [...]
Teach us the courage, O God, to turn from what seems so natural, so safe: the way of grasping power, and befriending the powerful, in the hope of protection and [...]
We like our agendas, Jesus, we like to set priorities and plan outcomes; and we want the world to follow. But, too often our agendas are not yours; and that [...]