Piloting Faith - A Daily Meditation

A Word for the Day...

"Our exterior world is a reflection of our interior world. That is true on the individual level and the communal level. This weekend we witnessed a devastating, violent shooting aimed at innocent people in The Tree of Life Synagogue. It seems senseless. It also seems common as we witness more and more of these kinds of acts of terror. What is happening? A number of things. More and more of us are 'waking up' to a more loving way of being in the world which invites a backlash from people invested in an older, patriarchal way. It's no mistake that these acts are carried out by white men. What to do about it? Keep waking up. Keep offering compassion. Keep choosing love. And VOTE for God's sake. We can accelerate this change if we can influence our external systems."

- Rev. Cameron Trimble, CEO of the Center for Progressive Renewal

Prayer for the Week

Lord,

Teach me a child's way of living in my heart and mine today:

playful
open
curious
unguarded
innocent
quick to giggle
delighted in the moment
easily contented
ready to hope –and hope big – all over again
forgetful yesterday
reaching for mommy
reaching for daddy
reaching often, God–
securing your presence
believing in your goodness
trusting in your strength

I want to change and become little in my spirit. Teach me what that looks like.

Help me to let go of the grown-up stuff I'm so prideful about, like what I think I know, especially about you.

Remake me like a child in all the right ways, that I may walk in your presence today.

Amen.

(adapted from The Prayer Wheel by Patton Dodd, Jana Riess and David Van Biema)