A liturgy for transitions in the staying. Father, they say that change is the only constant. Maybe this saying is meant to provide me...

A liturgy for transitions in the leaving . I glance up   I don’t want to think about what’s to come.   I'm too busy. There are too many...

A liturgy for counting the cost. Father, When I left my passport country I thought I had considered something of the cost of being...

A liturgy for those who send us off. Will You pour out blessings  on those who give up  family or friend for Harvest’s sake? When they...

A liturgy for sudden loss of life. Today my heart aches, and I choose Your joy. Today my heart wants to pull away, and I choose to lean...

A liturgy for hosting an English Corner. You are the One who made me in Your image, who knows all about me, and who invites me to come....

A liturgy for personal health. Chronic conditions now mark my body and others mark those I serve alongside. For all of us, our bodies...

A liturgy for personal health. I walk the halls of the hospital again. It was all new to me when I first arrived years ago. I wanted...

A liturgy for numbering my days. Would You teach me to number my days? They are days and times that You have ordained. Days mixed with...

A liturgy for making language flubs. O, Maker who spoke the universe into being;  to the One who healed with a word; whose speech stirred...

A liturgy for pursuing peace. I’ve read books about this people. I’ve studied some of their language, and I have close friends among...

A liturgy for giving exams. Father, today I come to You as I prepare to assess my students in their final exam. As I plan, may your hands...

A liturgy for grading students' work. Learning about my students. Commending knowledge to them. Offering an apt response or timely word....

A liturgy for those who guard our gates. This day I pause to remember those who—in all weather, in all hours, in all circumstances—stand...

A liturgy for meals with students. You ate often with Your students, years and years ago As you journeyed in this foreign place that You...

A liturgy for working long days. These days are long...really long. Sometimes they come one after another, and I feel like a...

A liturgy for a classroom observation. To the One who sees, give me eyes to see your servant rightly. For they are your beloved, whom you...

A liturgy for engaging with the quiet student. I enter the room and take attendance. Sherlock, Apple, Lebron, Raine . . .  All present In...

A liturgy for classroom wait time. As I breathe in to pause in wait time, bless me with Your peace. As I glance at the clock, remind me...

A liturgy for the unknown who watch over me. I am here again, irritated and impatient in this foreign land. You know my thoughts: Stop...