Dear Father in heaven, grant us the inner quiet we need so that we may come into your presence and hear you speak, forgetting all the things that try to force themselves upon us. May we experience your true and living support. Keep our hearts glad and thankful for everything, even in grief, anxiety, and suffering. In this thankfulness we can remain with you, and Jesus Christ can help us, Jesus, whom you have given as our support and helper in all that most deeply concerns us. We entrust ourselves to you. Keep us in your Spirit. Amen.
Recent articles on Plough
|
Rest for Restless HeartsBrad Littlejohn Samuel D. James’s Digital Liturgies is a refreshingly hopeful Christian response to the challenges of our digital age. Read now |
|
Guilty if PoorMatthew T. Martens What do you call a justice system where innocent people plead guilty because their families need them? Read now |
|
The Sword and the CrossGonzalo Báez Camargo In the desert Jesus, the supreme realist, chose his tactics in the struggle against evil. Read now |
|
Poem: “South Head, a Wild Surmise”Stephen Edgar The cliff face dropping sheer into the sea, / With its plosive dowse / Of surge and foam |
|
Who Needs a Christian Bubble?Sarah Reardon Christian schools and communities are good but run the risk of becoming disconnected from their surroundings. |