I tried my hand at writing an intercessory prayer for church this Sunday. The narrative lectionary had us in Luke 15:1-32 and the theme of the service was Christ collides with our priorities. Prayer Creator, Good Shepherd, Loving parent, Celebrator of lost things found: We are living in interesting times plagued with economic uncertainty, climate crisis, violence and despair. Minister to our anxious souls. Awaken us to our capacity to act and equip us to live courageously. Creator, Good Shepherd, Loving parent, Celebrator of lost things found: We experience pain and illness and challenges. Bring healing to our troubles. Pour out your spirit of mercy and compassion and help us to bind up wounds. Creator, Good Shepherd, Loving parent, Celebrator of lost things found: We hear of violence in the world: our hearts break... for our MB brothers & sisters in amid war in Ukraine, violent chaos in Eastern DR Congo and paramilitary threats in Choco, Colombia; for members of Bible Missionar...
I send a lot of letters. To help the message reach a little farther, I’ve decided to share them on my blog here so others can read these perspectives. This one is written by the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute with some additional commentary by me. CFPI will likely forgive me for plagiarizing their letter, especially if you click the link in the comments to sign and send your own version. You can enter your email address and send as is or go into the letter text and adjust the wording to match your voice and sentiments. Dear Defence Minister Bill Blair, Canadian pride is on the rise these days and folks are proudly sharing the old iconic Molson “Joe Canadian” commercial with the powerful line, “we believe in peacekeeping not policing.” Indeed. Contrary to the clamour, this is NOT the time to pour money into the well of destruction that is the military. And certainly not to any support for the US military. Until Donald Trump stops threatening to annex Canada the mili...