Beth Merrill Neel

Beth Merrill Neel is a Presbyterian minister serving as co-pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Portland, Oregon. She blogs at www.holdfasttowhatisgood.com.

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A white dinner plate is criss-crossed by seams of molten gold, in the tradition of kintsugi

Holy God, we admit to you that all is not right — in our hearts and in our world, We look to the darkness and not to the light. We look for what is broken, and not at what is being mended. We look to criticize and not to praise. We look at ourselves and not to you. Turn us around so that we look...

Prayer of Confession | By Beth Merrill Neel | September 2, 2016 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Brokenness, Christianity, Forgiveness, Health, Hope, Humility, Spirituality, Transcendence, Vision
A man cradles his face in one hand, one knuckle seeping blood.

Holy God, hear our prayer. There is pain and there is sorrow, there are broken relationships and broken hearts. Sometimes we are the cause of those things. We have caused pain. We have broken the relationship....

Prayer of Confession | By Beth Merrill Neel | September 1, 2016 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Brokenness, Christianity, Forgiveness, Healing, Pain, Relationships, Wholeness
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Calling to Unburden Our play is marked by merriment, but beneath that looms the Other: our worry; our sorrow; our shame, our guilt, our grief. Let us surrender all that to the One who loves us beyond measure, the One who heals us, the One who makes us whole. Silent Prayer Prayer I have failed. I...

Prayer of Confession | By Beth Merrill Neel | August 24, 2016 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Brokenness, Christianity, Forgiveness, God, Healing, Humility, Salvation
a dozen egg cartons piled on a linoleum floor, wth broken eggs spilling out their contents

O God who gave us life and death, you hold us in your hands. You cradle us in our need, and you push us into growth. We confess to you that all is not well, that we grieve the loss of many things and people....

Prayer | By Beth Merrill Neel | August 24, 2016 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Brokenness, Christianity, Despair, Disaster or Crisis, Fear, God, Healing, Unitarian Universalism

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