Category: Daily Prayer

Good morning, Cornerstone friends. We have three more Sundays ahead of us using Zoom only and then it’s Pentecost, when we have the choice of both Zoom and attending church in person. God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine upon us. That your way may be known upon earth, your...

Teach Your Children By Kelly Roper Teach your children to appreciate the planet. Bring home a seedling and help them plant it. Teach your children to conserve the trees. Going paperless these days is a breeze. Teach your children to respect the earth. Recycle throw-aways into something of worth. Teach your children to care for God’s...

Everyday Is Earth Day By Kelly Roper Every day is earth day, Or at least it should be. We should take steps every day to save our planet, don’t you agree? Try walking when it’s practical, And skip driving a car. It will help cut down emissions And raise air quality by far. Reuse, renew, recycle,...

The rain in the night By Heidi Williamson The past is falling on the house lightly, insistently with its own unnameable scent. I can’t tell when the first mist of it began to drift down, lifting itself gently – down. It wasn’t there, then it was all around the house, moving across the roof with a...

Because By Grace Shulman Because, in a wounded universe, the tufts of grass still glisten, the first daffodil shoots up through ice-melt, and a red-tailed hawk perches on a cathedral spire; and because children toss a fire-red ball in the yard where a schoolhouse façade was scarred by vandals, and joggers still circle a dry reservoir;...

Good evening everyone. Welcome to Friday evening’s prayers. It’s over a year now since I’ve been writing prayers for this forum and I’ve really appreciated the discipline of giving some serious thought each week as to what I would like to share with you. I know that not all members of our Cornerstone community are able...

Hello to everyone coming to pray or praise or liven up this day. God of promise who never fails us in need, receive our thanks for a peaceful night and this wonderful new morning. Give us grace to discover you in everyone we meet and everything we do until we come to rest again tonight. Amen...

A reading from John’s First Letter 16 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. 17 If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can...

‘Stop Doubting and Believe’ ‘This is what I told you … Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law and the Prophets and the Psalms.’ Luke 24: 44 ‘Doubting’ is a word with a wide range of meanings. At one level it can be the good, cautious response to unreliable ideas, statistics...

Good morning, Cornerstone people, on this spring morning. Be joyful in God all the earth; sing the glory of his name, sing the glory of his praise. Say to God, ’How awesome are your deeds! Because of your great strength your enemies shall bow before you.’ All the earth shall worship you, sing to you, sing...

Thankful By Kelly Roper These are the things I’m thankful for… The sweet smell of flowers in springtime, Beautiful clear blue skies above me, The feeling of damp grass beneath my bare feet, The sound of a free running stream, The warmth of the sun on my cheeks, The site of a field filled with corn,...

If I had my life to live over again, By Nadine Stair If I had my life to live over again, I’d dare to make more mistakes next time. I’d relax. I’d limber up. I’d be sillier than I’ve been this trip. I would take fewer things seriously. I would take more chances, I would eat...

Mother Earth’s Gifts By Kelly Roper Mother Earth gives her gifts for all to share, She gives them freely, yet she’s still aware That things are changing, perhaps for the worse. How much more can she give if our future is cursed? It’s way past time to put Mother Earth first, To clean up the water...

The Guest House By Jellaludin Rumi, translation by Coleman Barks This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they are a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of...