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Blessing When the World Is Ending
Jan L Richardson
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Global Worship
Poetry
Jan
Richardson
offers her poem "Blessing When the World is Ending" with encouragement to "turn toward one another with wild and stubborn hope."
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Blessing,
Hope,
Darkness,
Light
This Day We Say Grateful
Jan L Richardson
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The Painted Prayerbook
Artwork, Poetry
Jan
Richardson
shares original artwork and a poetic "sending blessing" intended for congregations who wish to bless ministers or parishioners who are moving to a new location.
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Blessing,
Ministry,
Hope,
Love
Whether Awake or Asleep
Jan L Richardson
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The Painted Prayerbook
Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Artwork, Poetry
Jan
Richardson
offers a blessing based on 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11. She invites us to consider God's constant presence with us, regardless of if we are awake or asleep, active or resting.
1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
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Hope,
Rest,
God's Presence
So That You May Know the Hope
Jan L Richardson
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The Painted Prayerbook
Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Artwork, Poetry
Jan
Richardson
shares personal grief with the loss of her spouse and the hope that she continues to have in the midst of the pain. She finds comfort in Paul's words in In Ephesians 1:15-23.
Ephesians 1:15-23
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Hope,
Writing,
Mystery,
Power
Easter Tension
Jes Kast
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The Twelve
Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Poetry
Jes Kast reflects on Habakkuk 1:2-4 in response to injustice. She introduces poems by nayyirah waheed and Jan
Richardson
in holding the tension between lament and hope at Easter time. Article audio is included. (Length: 3:08)
Habakkuk 1:2-4
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Easter,
Hope,
Lament
Blessing the Dust
Jan L Richardson
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The Painted Prayerbook
Artwork, Poetry
Jan
Richardson
shares artwork and a poetic “Blessing of the Dust” for Ash Wednesday. She encourages us to “claim what God can do within the dust,” based on 2 Corinthians 6:1-10.
2 Corinthians 6:1-10
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Ash Wednesday,
Blessing,
Lent,
Earth
The Hands that Hold the Ashes
Jan L Richardson
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The Painted Prayerbook
Artwork, Poetry
Jan
Richardson
reflects on Ash Wednesday and the ashes of her brother, and writes on how even in her pain she holds on to the sign of the cross: sign of stubborn hope.
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Ash Wednesday,
Pain,
Cross,
Hope
Beloved Is Where We Begin
Jan L Richardson
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The Painted Prayerbook
Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Artwork, Poetry
A reflection, plus a related painting and poem, by Jan
Richardson
on Luke 4:1-13.
Richardson
, writing to people preparing for Lent, says that Christians should journey into their wilderness remembering that God has called them beloved.
Luke 4:1-13
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Lent,
Love,
Baptism,
Temptation Of Christ
While It Was Still Dark
Jan L Richardson
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The Painted Prayerbook
Artwork, Poetry
This resource offers Jan
Richardson
's two poems and a painting for Easter Sunday. It reminds us of the transformative power of the resurrection and how it fills us with knowledge and a sense of purpose.
Luke 24:1-12;
John 20:1-18
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Easter,
Hope,
Calling/vocation,
Resurrection Of Jesus Christ
The Greatest of These
Jan L Richardson
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The Painted Prayerbook
Artwork, Poetry
Jan
Richardson
adapts the words of St Paul in 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 to offer a blessing encouraging us to unfold our hearts in love and for love.
1 Corinthians 13
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Blessing,
Faith,
Hope,
Knowledge
Therefore I Will Hope
Jan L Richardson
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The Painted Prayerbook
Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Artwork, Poetry
In times of darkness, how does what God has done in the past give us hope for what God will yet do? In this Holy Saturday meditation, Jan
Richardson
reflects on this question and Lamentations 3:24.
Lamentations 3:19-24
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Blessing,
Hope,
Lament,
Holy Saturday
Hoping Against Hope
Jan L Richardson
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The Painted Prayerbook
Artwork, Poetry
In reference to Romans 4:18a, Jan
Richardson
offers her poem "Rough Translations" and her image "Hoping Against Hope."
Romans 4:13-25
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Lent,
Hope,
Death
Secret Medicine
Jan L Richardson
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The Painted Prayerbook
Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Artwork, Poetry
An image, poem, and commentary on Mark 8:31-38. In the season of Lent we learn that "Hope does not depend on us, but it cannot do without us." Hope lives on even when we feel otherwise.
Genesis 17;
Psalm 22;
Mark 8:31-38, 9:2-9
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Lent,
Hope,
Jesus Christ,
Peter (person)
Blessing in a Time of Violence
Jan L Richardson
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The Painted Prayerbook
Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Artwork, Poetry
This painting and a poem cry out blessing and peace in the midst of violence and hatred.
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Blessing,
Hope,
Sorrow,
Peace (spiritual)
In the Breath, Another Breathing
Jan L Richardson
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The Painted Prayerbook
Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Artwork, Poetry
Matthew 27:57-66 has us caught between the dying and the rising, holding our breath and hoping for release. We are broken as we always were, but feeling it harshly, and hoping to be whole.
Matthew 27:57-66
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Holy Saturday,
Hope,
Shalom
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