Prayer Archives - Building Faith

The Wondering Together Project: A Simple Tool For These Hard Times

I am flattened by how helpless I have felt by the isolation and suffering uncovered, highlighted, and underscored in these past …

In the decade I have been serving in Christian education, I have found that it is necessary to have a few “back-pocket” ideas that …

Those of us in ministry are often in search of opening prayers for beginning a meeting or event. Here are four recommendations …

As we enter the holiest week of the Christian liturgical year, prayers, poems, and devotionals can help us connect more deeply …

For many people in Native American communities, the federal holiday Columbus Day serves as a painful reminder of the brutal …

These days when I talk to fellow families, I hear the same echoes in our voices. We’re weary. We need …

This land is your land, but it once was my landBefore we sold you Manhattan IslandYou pushed my nation to the reservationThis land …

How can we invite all generations to come together and engage honestly in conversations regarding loss and grief? More …

Knowing that a child’s body holds their sorrows, I suspected that when I returned to Haven House (a transitional facility for …

“The first time my grandmother ever saw a white person was when she was a young girl. She saw them coming and she ran and got her …

Last fall, I created a prayer calendar as part of our church's celebration of Creation Season. Each day featured a different …

The COVID-19 pandemic has been stressful in ways that many people have never before experienced. The extended length, level of …