I #pray 2da frm #Psalm 125.1: We will not b moved, dear #Christ! Ths #protest #song has the tree by the waters as its image. The #Bible here offers the mountain. Which image will u hold as u make ths ur #prayer 2da? How'll #Jesus join u in ur steadfastness? #PCUSA www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrRQ...

I #pray 2da frm Ezek. 28.25: Manifest Ur holiness in us, dear #Christ! Ths was my #prayer on ths day last year, 2, after #Trump's win. Ths was r witness yesterday over the Parkway East. Were we manifesting #Jesus' holiness? Wht's His answer 2 ths prayer 2da? How do u see His holiness 2da? #PCUSA

I #pray 2da frm 1 Peter 4.19: We'll continue 2 do #good, dear #Christ! Actually, I'm pretty sure John Wesley said this but it's ok. @hillaryclinton.bsky.social is clearly a good Methodist, something I admire abt her. How'll #Jesus receive ur #prayer here? Wht good will u attempt 2da? Thanks. #PCUSA

I #pray 2da frm Ezek. 24.24: May we know by #grace tht U r the #Lord #God, dear #Christ! 4 Ezekiel in the #Bible here, it's destruction & vengeance tht reveal God as Lord. I changed tht 2 grace. Is tht ok wth u? How'll #Jesus answer ths #prayer 4 u 2da? Will He help u shine in the darkness? #PCUSA

I #pray 2da frm #Psalm 121.7: Keep us frm all evil, dear #Christ! I saw the movie, Nuremberg. It challenged me profoundly abt r own time, making ths my #prayer. #Jesus reminds me 2da tht the line btwn good and evil runs thru every #heart. Wht's His reply 2 u? Wht r ur feelings abt ths 2da? #PCUSA

I #pray 2da frm 1 Peter 2.25: Guard r souls, dear #Christ! I confess, I haven't felt tht I needed a guard 4 my soul until now, making ths my #prayer. Serious threats 2 r souls r near & powerful. Can u name some? Murder in the Caribbean in r name, 4 example. How'll #Jesus guard ur soul 2da? #PCUSA

I #pray 2da frm Ezek. 18.10: Find us acting faithfully, dear #Christ! The prophet in the #Bible here lists in storytelling style the acts of #faith tht rise from the oasis Gibran speaks of, in the #heart, not the #mind. Do ur actions make ths ur #prayer? Wht'll #Jesus find in ur activity 2da? #PCUSA

I #pray 2da frm #Psalm 119.149: In Ur #justice preserve us, dear #Christ! A friend mourned wth me yesterday tht justice has disappeared, prompting ths #prayer, I think. Humans r both individual & communal wth #love in both. #Jesus' reply 2da will b in the public square. Where do u receive it? #PCUSA

I #pray 2da frm James 5.7: Cultivate #patience in us, dear #Christ! The writer in the #Bible here offers the image of the farmer waiting patiently 4 "the precious crop." Is a precious #democracy r crop, making ths r #prayer? How'll #Jesus cultivate patience in u & 4 wht crop? #PCUSA #faith #hope

I #pray 2da frm Ezek. 13.23: Save us frm the wicked's hand, dear #Christ! Ths same plea rose frm the #Bible last year just after the election. The problem wth the wicked's misery is they drag the rest of us in2 it. Ths is what they want, making ths my #prayer. Wht'll #Jesus do 2 save us 2da? #PCUSA

I #pray 2da frm James 3.18: Sow a harvest of #peace in us, dear #Christ! We're making the turn 2 #Thanksgiving. Ths hymn was a standard in ths season when I was a child, very connected 2 harvest. How'll #Jesus answer ur #prayer 2da? Does ths song bring u peace? #PCUSA www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmR1...

I #pray 2da frm #Psalm 119.121: Do not leave us 2 r oppressors, dear #Christ! Propaganda complicates, things, misleading the oppressed 2 embrace their oppressor as their champion, making ths my #prayer. Will #Jesus help us side wth the oppressed 2da? Wht does tht feel like & require of us? #PCUSA

I #pray 2da frm Ezek. 6.1: See tht Ur word comes 2 us 2da, dear #Christ! "In the beginning was the word" establishes the mystery in "the word." #Jesus is the word & proclaims it, making this my #prayer. Mayb not like a prophet but in some way Jesus' word will come 2da. How'll it come 2 u? #PCUSA

I #pray 2da frm James 1.4: Let endurance have its full effect, so tht we may be mature & complete, dear #Christ! Here we r, facing the same foe as Churchill, making ths my #prayer 2da. How will #Jesus fortify u 4 the marathon struggle b4 us 2da & most likely 4 a good while 2 come? #PCUSA #faithful

I #pray 2da frm #Psalm 119.116: Let us not b put 2 #shame in r #hope, dear #Christ! Ths corrosion's the connection btwn shame & hope, making ths my #prayer 2da. #Trump & #MAGA project their shame on2 us, threatening r hope in change 2 protect their power. How'll #Jesus bolster r hope 2da? #PCUSA

I #pray 2da frm Ezek. 1.20: Wherever the #spirit goes, we'll go, 2, dear #Christ! Henri Nouwen was 1 of my 1st teachers in seminary. He turned ths very heady Presbyterian 2ward the spirit, basically leading me 2 ths #prayer 2da. How'll we keep ths promise 2 #Jesus? Is it thru action? #PCUSA #faith

I #pray 2da frm John 20.19: Grant us Ur #peace, dear #Christ! I 1st heard in seminary of the Quaker habit of greeting ppl with "Peace." I said, "I'm taking tht." I also learned ths is in the #Bible & present custom 4 Jews & Muslims. I guess this #prayer is my habit. How'll #Jesus reply 2da? #PCUSA

I #pray 2da frm Lam. 1.19: Revive r strength, dear #Christ! I treasure ths #wisdom, "If u worry, why pray; if u pray, why worry?" We need marathon strength rite now 2 #resist, making ths my #prayer. Jesus' reply 2 me 2da is taking hold of my worries, releasing my strength. Know wht I'm saying #PCUSA

I #pray 2da frm #psalm 119.76: Comfort us by Ur #love, dear #Christ! I 1st learned ths Advent sing in seminary. Now it's in the #PCUSA hymnal. #Jesus answers my #prayer here by the gentle beauty of ths music. I #hope it works so 4 u as well. I'm off now 2 protest. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Mw9...

I #pray 2da frm John 18.37: Testify b4 us 2 the #truth, dear #Christ! I confess, Pilate's ?, "Wht's truth?" is also mine. Still, truth's slippery in ths world, making ths my #prayer. Sojourner Truth's #faith inspires me 2 trust #Jesus & watch 4 His answer 2 us 2da. It'll prevail. #PCUSA #Christian

Gallego: "It's murder. It's very simple. If this president feels they are doing something illegally, then he should be using the Coast Guard. If this is an act of war, then you use our military and then you come and talk to us first. But this is murder ... it's disgusting."

I #pray 2da frm Jer. 48.5: Hear r cry of anguish, dear #Christ! I've watched The Help countless times. Aside frm the white savior motif, is the depiction of race relations in Alabama accurate? Does her anguish capture my #prayer? How will #Jesus let us know He has heard us 2da? Wht then? #PCUSA

I #pray 2da frm #Psalm 119.66: Teach us good judgment, dear #Christ! Poor, warped--dare I say evil--judgment's so in our face da in &da out right now, making ths my #prayer. Already, #Jesus, through Ms. Forde, answers my #prayer. They teach me 2 start wth humble listening 2da. Will u join me? #PCUSA

Dear International Criminal Court -- it's time to issue an arrest warrant. Trump is murdering people in international waters. Trump is commiting crimes against humanity daily. Dear world: Trump is a murderer, a rapist, a pedophile. No country should allow Trump entry.

I #pray 2da frm John 16.1: Keep us frm stumbling, dear #Christ! Wth 2 bionic hips, I'm careful abt stumbling but I don't think tht's wht #Jesus means here. Wht am I asking 4 as I make ths my #prayer 2da? Wht stumble will He keep us frm 2da? Wht stumbling block's out there 2 trip us up? #PCUSA #love

I #pray 2da frm Jer. 40.3: We mean 2 obey Ur voice, dear Christ! Is it fair 4 me 2 claim ths as I make ths my #prayer 4 others? Maybe, if it's my sincere yearning 4 them. Thru wht voice will #Jesus speak 2 u 2da? Will it be a call 2 obey frm Him 2da? Will tht b a hard choice 2 obey Him? #PCUSA #God

I #pray 2da frm John 14.16-17: Give us the #Spirit of #truth, dear #Christ! The #MAGA assault on truth right now disturbs me more than any other aspect of their movement. It poisons all our souls, making this my #prayer. How will #Jesus help us 2 discern the truth 2da? Wht healing comes then? #PCUSA

The gop's priorities: - $172M on private jets for "for Noem's travels as she represents Trump’s immigration enforcement efforts" - $250M for a ballroom - $45M for a birthday military parade Yet the gop has cut SNAP & medicaid which are programs that Americans depend on. #Pinks

I #pray frm #Psalm 119.31: Do not let us b put 2 shame, dear #Christ! I agree wth Jung. Shame's feeling tht one's #soul is bad, eating it up, making ths my #prayer 2da. The #Bible's full of the judgment of #God tht can prompt 2 shame. How'll #Jesus stop shame frm eating r souls 2da? #PCUSA #love

I #pray 2da frm Jer. 34.15: Proclaim #liberty 2 us, dear #Christ! We've never had true equality in r country. We've tried & need 2 keep trying, making ths my #prayer 2da. We need #Jesus' help. How does He proclaim liberty 2 us 2da? How can we be His partner in bringing #equality & liberty? #PCUSA

I want to add my Pittsburgh rally to these #NOKINGS around the country. And there were 11 other events in Western PA.

This is the #NoKings rally at the City County Building in Pittsburgh yesterday on of 12 #NoKings events in Western PA. In the lower lefthand corner is our orange Overpass sign, No Hate No Fear which we hold over the Parkway East several rush hours a week. Next action: Vote YES on Judges on Nov. 4!

I #pray 2da frm John 12.32: Draw us 2 Ur light, dear #Christ! The past 2 years, "Draw us 2 U" was my #prayer 2da. #Jesus' central image in John's #gospel in the #Bible here is light so I'm adding tht 2 my petition 2da. How'll His light draw u 2 Him 2da? Wht does He ask of u then? Anything? #PCUSA

I #pray 2da frm #Psalm 119.6: Fix r eyes on all Ur commandments, dear #Christ! Holding tight 2 loving #Jesus & my neighbor will ground me on ths #NoKings Day. Wht #prayer will sustain ur witness 2 #joy, #truth & #justice 2da? Who will join wth u in ur effort 2da? May 2da b a turning point. #PCUSA

I #pray 2da frm Jer. 28.10: Brake r yoke, dear #Christ! The point of the #Bible story here's tht the yoke of Babylon will remain on Judah. Is it wrong of me 2 take the image 4 a #prayer yearning 4 the opposite, 4 #freedom? Wht's #Jesus' reply 2da? Does it suggest ths switch's okay wth Him? #PCUSA

I #pray 2da frm John 10.32: Show us Ur Father's good works, dear #Christ! This meme suggests tht we don't need 2 look far 2 find good work of #God. The Calvinist judge in me will challenge ths idea as I make ths my #prayer 2da. Wht's #Jesus' word back 2 ths severe critic in me 2da? #Love #PCUSA

I #pray 2da frm Jer. 23.6: B r righteousness, dear #Christ! Righteousness, an aspect of human experience, will not let me go, rising again frm the #Bible, making ths my #prayer 2da. How will #Jesus b ur righteousness? Through ur humility or by another way? Wht then? Is what's needed clear? #PCUSA

I so want to be a frog. You, too?

BUAHAHAHAa.....this is brilliant!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=bw5z...

I #pray 2da frm #Psalm 118.19: Open 2 us the gates of righteousness, dear #Christ! Ths definition of "righteousness" helps me. It'll ground me as I make ths my #prayer. Is holding a #GOTV sign over the Parkway East righteous so #Jesus' answer 2 me 2da? Wht's His reply 2 u 2da? Wht opens 2da? #PCUSA

I #pray 2da frm John 8.36: Make us #free, dear #Christ! "Make" or "Give"--is there a great difference btwn thse? I confess, I feel closer 2 Cinque's cry than every b4. Chains of tyranny take real shape 4 even privileged me, making ths my #prayer. #Jesus' reply? #PCUSA www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee8N...

I #pray 2da frm Jer. 17.10: Search r #hearts, dear #Christ! I confess, I'm not sure why ths petition rises frm the #Bible, insisting on being my #prayer 2da. Do I really want this: #Jesus knowing me so well? I'll let my feelings & thots rise as I pray 2da. Perhaps they hold His answer 2 me. #PCUSA

I #pray 2da frm #Psalm 116.16: Loose r bonds, dear #Christ! Wht r the bonds tht shackle u? Have they changed wth the present threat 2 r body politic & r society? If u make ths ur #prayer 2da does anything change? Is #Jesus' response 2 u clear or fuzzy? As 4 me, fear threatens 2 bind me. Hmm. #PCUSA

I #pray 2da frm John 6.39: Raise us up now & on the last day, dear #Christ! I love ths #song. It does wht it says, lifts up. It's #Jesus answer 2 my #prayer as it lifts my #spirit when so much pushes it down rite now. It's abt 2da as much as abt the last da. #PCUSA www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX4u...

I #pray 2da frm Jer. 12.3: Find tht r #hearts r wth U, dear #Christ! R hearts were the #heart of the matter 4 the Wesleys, John & Charles. Loving #God wth all my heart's my work as I make ths my #prayer 2da. In wht way will #Jesus find tht ur heart's wth Him 2da? Wht's He ask of u then? #PCUSA #love

I #pray 2da frm John 4.10: Give us living water, dear #Christ! I've shared b4: in seminary I learned tht living water was moving, not still. Wht does tht image capture 4 u & how'll #Jesus answer ths #prayer, making tht urs 2da? Ths pic is the Juniata River. My train 2 Philly runs along it. #PCUSA

I #pray 2da frm #Psalm 115.9, 10, 11 (He is their help & their shield): B r help & shield, dear #Christ! Shields r used by 1 side 2da. Laws r more r shields, or have been, 4 most, but not all of us, until now. These r my thoughts as I make ths my #prayer. How is #Jesus ur shield & help 2da? #PCUSA