Praying with Icons
Icons are painted to lead us into the inner room of prayer and bring us close to the heart of God. - Henri Nouwen, Behold, the Beauty of...
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All the Wonders
betharichardson
May 54 min
40 Years Ago - The Birth of the RMN
Around this time 40 years ago (May of 1984), the General Conference of The United Methodist Church was meeting in Baltimore, MD. On the...
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betharichardson
Feb 141 min
Ash Wednesday Blessing
Bless this day of ashes, this space, this pause. May we be open, May we be honest, May we be mindful. May we be patient, May we be quiet,...
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betharichardson
Jan 11 min
A Prayer for a New Year
For a new year, A new day, A new moment We give thanks. We yearn for Happiness and prosperity, Joy and love, All the while knowing That...
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betharichardson
Mar 28, 20232 min
Awake in the Night
The news about the school shooting at the elementary school in Nashville today has been so hard. I've been wondering what I would say to...
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betharichardson
Nov 17, 20221 min
Metamorphosis
Help me be patient with myself During this metamorphosis. This shedding of what has been: Working Monday through Friday, Week after week,...
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betharichardson
May 25, 20221 min
We Have No Words
We Have No Words We have no words To express the depths of our grief, Our sorrow, our outrage, our despair. Lord, have mercy. Christ,...
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betharichardson
Feb 25, 20221 min
A Prayer for Ukraine
SoulCollage, 5/21/21, Beth A. Richardson God makes wars cease to the ends of the earth. ... God breaks the bow and shatters the spear;...
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betharichardson
May 17, 20211 min
Let My Worries Be Prayer
When I wake up in the middle of the night Weighed down by news of illness, hate or war Let my worries be prayer That beloved one in the...
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betharichardson
Nov 3, 20201 min
God's Mail Room
I woke up in the night, worrying And praying for my candidate to win. In my heart it feels Like certain doom If the other team is...
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betharichardson
Aug 6, 20201 min
Love Is Our Hope
There is this part of me That, if it were not For the singing of the Wood Thrush, Would feel so hopeless. There is this part of me That,...
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betharichardson
May 30, 20201 min
Quickly
May there be no breach in the walls, no exile, and no cry of distress in our streets. -Psalm 144:14 Holy One, the walls have been...
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betharichardson
Mar 15, 20201 min
A Blessing for Those Who Wait
For those who waitIn despair, In grief,In sorrow. You are comfort. You are strength. For those who wait In anxiety, In isolation, In...
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betharichardson
Mar 8, 20201 min
Don't Worry. Instead, Pray.
I was already a world-class worrier long before the current crises we face ... before the Coronavirus ... before the tornados hit my...
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betharichardson
Nov 27, 20191 min
Praying on Behalf the World
Loving God, you are our peace; prepare our hearts for your coming. Forge the swords of bitterness into plows of blessing; till the soil...
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betharichardson
Apr 1, 20181 min
Easter Blessing
Bless this day When light returns, Love astounds, Life prevails. Bless the grieving, The lonely, The hungry. Hope is reborn. Bless the...
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betharichardson
Dec 3, 20171 min
Our Strength, Our Hope
Israel's strength and consolation, hope of all the earth thou art. -Charles Wesley "Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus" Jesus, Child of God,...
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betharichardson
Oct 15, 20171 min
Surviving Exile
By the rivers of Babylon— there we sat down and there we wept when we remembered Zion. On the willows there we hung up our harps. For...
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betharichardson
Oct 6, 20171 min
Blessings Upon Blessings
Probably the most fun I've ever had at work ... Blessing the animals on St. Francis Day (October 4). We gathered on the lawn in front of...
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betharichardson
Sep 20, 20171 min
Some Days It Seems Too Hard
Some days it seems too hard to Turn on the news, Read the texts, Answer the phone. What news, What pain, What disaster Awaits us today?...
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