2024 – Seekers Church

“A Resurrection Love for Earth” by Kolya Braun-Greiner

April 28, 2024May 1, 2024 Ken Burton

April 28, 2024

Fifth Sunday of Easter

The Saturday of our Silent Retreat at Dayspring was bookended on either side with cloudy, gloomy days. But Saturday – Oh, springtime beauty was in full bucolic glory! What at blessing it was! Beauty shows up especially in the Wisdom tradition of the Bible. The Holy One is the author of beauty (Wisdom 13:3); strength and beauty is found in the sanctuary of the Holy One (Ps. 96:6). Certainly Dayspring is a sanctuary where the beauty God has created is fully evident. What if we considered the whole Earth the sanctuary of God?…

A Prayer for Unity and Civility as We Promote Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Our Institutions, Organizations and in Our Human Family

April 27, 2024April 27, 2024 Margreta Silverstone

Praying for Peace and Justice on March 10, 2024

Holy one, we know that there is no peace without justice. We ask: hear your people’s prayer.

Inspire a spirit of cooperation among all people that we may restore a desire for promoting the common good, along with non-violence, justice and peace. We pray for unity and civility within governments, organizations and within the human family as we seek to implement changes that lead to diversity, equity and inclusion. May we demonstrate compassion that incorporates the seeing, hearing, and honoring others and using that compassion to spread healing energy and to show empathy to people that are in pain, no matter the cause of the pain and being open to examine our role.…

A Prayer for the Wisdom and Strength to Practice Justice and Peace

April 26, 2024April 26, 2024 Margreta Silverstone

Praying for Peace and Justice on April 7, 2024

Holy One, we come before you today with hearts heavy from the injustices and acts of violence all over the earth that you created for all of us. Virtually every conflict arises from an issue of racism. You sent Jesus, and other prophets and leaders to teach all people the ways you would have us follow. Some of us gathered here are carrying a particular burden of fear and heartbreak because of the horrific violence in Israel and Gaza. Some of us have friends and family on one side or the other, or both.…

A Prayer for Courage to Seek Justice for Transgender People

April 23, 2024April 26, 2024 admin

Praying for Peace and Justice on May 7, 2023

Let us pray.

Holy One, we learn from the Bible that we are made in your image and so when we look around, we have to notice that you have many images including those that defy gender specification.

Our trans brothers and sisters need your help and we need your help in making our voices heard on their behalf, in seeing them, in respecting them, in loving them. May it be so. Amen.

Background

In 1997, Pat Conover preached a sermon at Seekers coming out as a transgender person. Pat received a warm reception for the sermon, with people noting the honesty, the courage, the vulnerability. …

A Prayer for Body Autonomy and Reproductive Justice for the Women of the United States

April 23, 2024April 26, 2024 admin

Peace and Justice Prayer for March 3, 2024

Let us pray.

Holy One,

I am scared. The women of America are scared.

We are slowly losing hard won rights to decide for ourselves what we want to happen to our bodies. We are once again becoming the second class citizens we were some fifty years ago.

With a pen stroke our rights were stripped from us by the Supreme Court, our ability to get IVF treatments was destroyed in Alabama, in Florida and Texas and other places we are prevented from getting reproductive medical care to save our own lives.

I am angry, Holy One.…