"Take the bitterness from my heart God.  Fill it with your Goodness..."  This Psalm opens Book 3 of the prayer book with a way of looking at our hearts, the temptations they face, and an audacious way of presenting them to God.  This prayer is beautifully confessional in a world of arrogance and violence.

Psalm 74

Exploring the Psalms--the prayer book of the Bible--we learn together the Spiritual Vocabulary of healing, resilience, and praise. Ramona, Gaye, and John lean into the mystery and power of these ancient songs with awe.  These prayers were held by an enslaved people through the horrific Exile in Babylon, then crafted, organized, and woven together into sacred meeting space to heal an entire nation and world. These are the prayers that Jesus used, lived into, unveiled, and gave to us to pray together. These are the Prayers that Bring Us HOME
From the San Antonio Mennonite Church, a joyful community that is doing justice, loving mercy, and walking humbly with God in our Southtown neighborhood.