Post-Storm Sunday Prayers
Our COVID-19 Sunday worship has consisted of gathering with our son and daughter-in-law for brunch and the reading of a liturgy.
I've enjoyed it.
Last night there three massive storms trained their way through our city, dropping funnel clouds and hailstones like parade candy. We gathered the morning after and prayed this prayer together:
“Now may these mighty winds, these lightning strikes,
these crashing calls of thunder, these hard rains,
by their fierce beauty set us in awe— their witness rightly reminding us of that just verdict
we will never have to face,
the ferocity of these elements
an inverse testament
to the affections of the one whose strong love has now become
our shield against the coming storm.”
Under Sunday clear blue skies, this was great reminder.
Every Moment Holy is a book of everyday liturgies for everyday life and is one of my favorite things right now. Your spiritual life needs this. I can’t recommend anything more highly.
