Category Archives: Prayers & Meditations

Lord’s Prayer

Posted on November 13, 2017 by bobjanisdillon

Lord’s Prayer Boss, we’ve still got that deal. (right?) Give me bread Give me life even when I don’t deserve life in Your eyes. I’ll give life to those who don’t deserve life in my eyes. I’ll make You holy. … Continue reading →

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Great Story Prayer

Posted on June 19, 2017 by bobjanisdillon

Eternal spirit of life and love, o God, We come together in your presence today, Grateful to be a part of the great story. What a magnificent story it is! From the whirling of the stars, To the evolution of … Continue reading →

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Good Friday prayer

Posted on April 14, 2017 by bobjanisdillon

On this good, good Friday my heart goes out to my companions at Calvary, by which I mean those who are witnesses to the death of life and end of love, those who are broken open like crumbs upon the … Continue reading →

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Your Monday blessing: Prayer for Discomfort

Posted on October 3, 2016 by bobjanisdillon

I have a prayer that my discomforts might not be trivial. See, the thing is, I KNOW I’m going to seek comfort. Most of us do naturally, to some degree, and I DEFINITELY do. And I’m not castigating myself over … Continue reading →

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Your Monday Blessing: Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Posted on March 16, 2015 by bobjanisdillon

May your friendships be richer than gold, And love more expected than the rain. May your life be long in kindnesses, And may your days be God’s way Of smiling at the world.

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Your Monday Blessing: The Bridge in Selma

Posted on March 9, 2015 by bobjanisdillon

The promised land was guarded By water cannons and dogs of war. The dreaming people linked arms And crossed the bridge. Every army Has carried the rightness of their cause, But where, throughout history’s endless mausoleums, Do we find this … Continue reading →

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Deal with God

Posted on January 8, 2015 by bobjanisdillon

Deal with God Sometimes I offer to make a deal with God. “I’ll tell you about my resistance to prayer,” I say, “If you’ll explain the Holocaust.” God declines to comment, and the lawyers make their prepared statements on his … Continue reading →

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Isaiah 1:4-23 – an interpretation

Posted on December 5, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

Woe to this sinful nation, a people whose guilt is great, a brood of evildoers, children given to corruption! They have forsaken true power, they have despised the Holy One of all lands, and turned their backs on mystery. Why … Continue reading →

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Chalice Lighting: Dry Kindling

Posted on October 14, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

Before your heart catches fire, it can feel like dry kindling. Brittle and prone to breaking, the green long gone, dying or dead, and far removed from the tree of life. But all it takes is a spark A little … Continue reading →

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Your Monday Blessing: to all those I’ve wronged

Posted on October 6, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

To all those who I’ve wronged in the past year (in honor of Yom Kippur) To all those who I’ve wronged in the past year, I would like to offer a surrender, and a truce. First and foremost, the surrender: … Continue reading →

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