A prayer for the twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

God.

We need refuge.

With all the voices telling us what’s wrong, we need a place that is quiet.

With all the questions running through our heads, we need a place where we feel safe.

With all the fears for the future of the world, of our families, of our bodies, we need a place where we can ask and answer simple questions:

Is this true?
Is this real?
Is there hope?
Are you?

We know that contentment is part of the answer. That striving for things that don’t satisfy leaves us emp...