(Day 39) Misguided Prayer
When will the pain end? It’s a question he hears much too often with no way to qualify the answer. The problem with hearing prayers is not the futility of…
Entry 17, 3-Word Prompt Chain: Christ, Mass, Interval
*Gatherings* Within, an unruly mob of layabouts assembles, loitering near the walls, sometimes making it hard for traffic to pass through the narrow alleyway…
Composure.
“Do I pray now? Should I pray?” “Hell, I’ve never prayed a day in my life and I shouldn’t start just because of this.” “Even if I started, who would I pray…
Dread
The tears coursed down my cheeks silently. I sniffed and brushed them away quickly. I put my head in my hands and prayed harder than I’d done in my life. “Lord…
Ex Cathedra
Excerpt, Bishop Mallard’s prayer diary: Lord...I am in ruins. Justice has been done; penance made. But...penance. What is it, when taken into consideration…
The Matador
Excerpt, Bishop Young’s prayer journal: O Lord, You told us that we are to take great joy in times of trouble, because only through the testing of our faith…
Orrery
Excerpt, Pastor Norton’s prayer diary: O Lord...like our generation ship, I am adrift in a barren ocean of solitude. Helpless. Why am I losing my mind? Are…
Bishop Takes Pawn
Excerpt, Bishop Young’s prayer diary: O Lord, I am most curious as to Your greater plans. Sometimes I cannot figure out which end is up. But perhaps such is…
An appeal to heaven
Excerpt, Pastor Norton’s Prayer Diary In the name of the Father, the blessed and most merciful, in whom we place our trust and faith. Guide us into your favor…
Sekhmet
Great Sun rising in the Eastern Sky, Lioness upon Her Perch, Mother who came before all others, Bearer of the Earth. Lady who has Ten Thousand Names, We hear…
Dear God, from Cavegirl Sue
Dear God, I found a good use for that big pile of small rocks I found last week. Help me find some more, okay? Amen, Cavegirl Sue