A Prayer for Confirmation Sunday…

Goodness gracious, Lord -it's been a busy few weeks!With Holy Week and Easter,and 50th Anniversary celebrationsand weddings and end of term projectsand final exams.And now here come graduationsand … Read more...

A Prayer for Easter Morning

adapted from the ancient prayer of the Easter Vigil, called the Exsultet. This prayer was traditionally sung late in the night on the Saturday before Easter and continued into the wee hours of Easter … Read more...

The Story That Tells Us…

A Sermon Preached on Palm SundayPsalm 118:1-2, 19-29, Mark 11:1-11, John 12:12-16Preached by Diana R.G. Trautwein at Montecito Covenant Church April 5, 2009I want us to think together today about … Read more...

A Prayer for the Third Sunday in Lent, 2009

It's a funny thing about messes, Lord.Admittedly, most of the really sticky ones we are quite capable of creating for ourselves.And for those messes,for those slip-ups,and goof-ups,and thoughtless … Read more...

A Prayer for the First Sunday in Lent, 2009

"Repent and believe the gospel!""The kingdom of God has come near.""The time has come."These are your words, Lord Jesus.The words you spoke as you ventured out into active ministry,leaving one kind of … Read more...

Who Knew?

I'm going through some older posts, re-working them a bit and I'll be putting them out for different writing prompts and invitations. This one is for The Red Dress Club's 'a favorite blog' … Read more...

Ears to Hear…A Prayer for Sunday 1/18/09

"Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening."The boy Samuel said those words to you, O God,waiting in the darkness of the tabernacle,and he truly did not have a clue what he was saying,he did not know … Read more...

Saying Goodbye

It was getting on toward sunset as we walked across the rocky beach out to the pier. Thanksgiving weekend brought our family together on Catalina Island, at Campus by the Sea, the InterVarsity camp … Read more...

A Prayer for the New Year

"I'm finding myself at a loss for words..."so the song goes.And it's true.I am at a loss - a loss for words a loss for sighs a loss even for groans.So I think I'll be quiet for a while.If I … Read more...