DOWNLOAD INCLUDES:

• 10 pg PDF print-ready file of the prayers (for you to print and distribute to members, or copy/paste for worship liturgy).
  PDF includes seven poetic prayers with the following themes and titles:

  • The Last Time I Saw God | How does a weary world rejoice?

  • Wade In | We acknowledge our weariness

  • Lessons in Connection | We find joy in connection

  • All the Way to Joy | We allow ourselves to be amazed

  • Awe | We allow ourselves to be amazed

  • The Sound of Hope | We sing stories of hope

  • There is Room | We make room

  • Muscle Memory | We root ourselves in ritual

  • The Bravest Thing We Can Do | We trust our belovedness

USES:

• Print the prayers and distribute them to members in your community

• Adapt the prayers as your Call to Worship or opening prayer for worship

• Use the prayers in a bible study group or Sunday school

• Use the poetry as a meditation during the sermon

• Use the poetry to inspire your own liturgy and sermon writing

• Print the poetry in your bulletin (perhaps as the bulletin cover)

EXCERPT:

We could play hard and fast,
not let anything touch us at all,
keep composure,
have all the answers.
Or we could crack ourselves open
and let everything in.
We could feel everything,
every touch, every marvel.
We could stand gaping
at the beauty of the world,
mouths wide open (because sometimes
a mouth wide open is the very best gratitude)…

—Rev. Sarah (Are) Speed, excerpt from “All the Way to Joy”

CREDIT INFO:

When printing and sharing online or in worship, please always include the following credits:
Prayers by Rev. Sarah Speed | A Sanctified Art LLC | sanctifiedart.org