In times of epidemic and sheltering in place, we are thinking of new ways of living grounded in and enlivened by Prayer, Care, and Connection. This sermon focuses on prayer, offering specific suggestions as how we might pray in these hard times. In prayer, God is inviting us to draw near– inviting us into conversation– inviting us into deeper relationship– inviting us into life. When we pray, we say yes to the conversation and yes to God's love. In prayer, God is at work transforming us into living, embodied Words to bless the world God loves.