A Prayer for Thanksgiving

If you are tasked with offering a Prayer today for Thanksgiving, here’s a participatory reading, based on Rev. Dr. Howard Thurman’s “Thanksgiving Meditation” from November 11, 1958 broadcast on WHDH-TV, Boston, Massachusetts. Do yourself a favor as you cook and listen to the audio of him reading and then preaching via the Howard Thurman Digital …

Blessing on the WinterWalk to End Homelessness

The Winter Walk is a remarkable joint effort to raise awareness and funds to help end homelessness in Boston. Rather than six organizations competing against one another for funds and attention to serve those experiencing homelessness, they do the work together. You can give here. I am grateful for this witness to abundance and honored to welcome …

Preferential Option for the City: A Prayer for Boston City Council

The Boston City Council has a tradition of inviting in local clergy & spiritual leaders from across the city  to offer a prayer or reflection. I am grateful for my fabulous city councilor Matt O’Malley for inviting me. Here is my prayer for our city. Marriages are not simply the joining of two people, but the joining …