DOWNLOAD INCLUDES:

• 13 pg PDF print-ready file of the prayers (for you to print and distribute to members, or copy/paste for worship liturgy).
  PDF includes 11 poetic prayers with the following themes and titles:

  • The Gospel According to Mrs. Farnell’s Pre-K Class | The good news is… all are invited (Ash Wednesday)

  • Start With a Wedding | The good news is… so good it catches us by surprise (1st Sunday in Lent)

  • “They’re Out of Wine” | The good news is… so good it catches us by surprise (1st Sunday in Lent)

  • If God Lived Next Door | The good news is… great love for God and neighbor (2nd Sunday in Lent)

  • Surely, This Must Be It | The good news is… together, the impossible is possible (3rd Sunday in Lent)

  • Unwritten Agreement | The good news is… protection and care for the vulnerable (4th Sunday in Lent)

  • The Things That Matter Most | The good news is… rooted in justice, mercy, and faithfulness (5th Sunday in Lent)

  • For the Sake of Tiny Resurrections | The good news is… inspiring us to act (Palm/Passion Sunday)

  • Even Now | The good news is… even Judas gets his feet washed (Maundy Thursday)

  • If You Hear Nothing Else, Then Hear This: | The good news is… even Judas gets his feet washed (Maundy Thursday)

  • Love & Love & Love Again | The good news is… revealed through nonviolence (Good Friday)

  • Birdsong | The good news is… alive in the world (Easter)

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:

I like to believe
this holy chorus
is the birds telling each other—
I’m here.
We made it through the night.
You’re not alone.
What good, good news.

—Rev. Sarah (Are) Speed, excerpt from “Birdsong”

CREDIT INFO:

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