Video Prayers, Poems, Blessings, & Meditations
These are original videos created by Montevallo Presbyterian Church members and friends of our church family.
Featured Video
The Man Comes Around - Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash’s “The Man Comes Around” is one of his most profound and spiritually charged songs. Written late in his life, the song was inspired by a dream in which he heard the words, "You’re like a thorn tree in a whirlwind." Searching the Bible, Cash found similar imagery in the Book of Job and combined it with the apocalyptic vision of Revelation.
This song speaks of a day of reckoning—a time when all will stand before God. But beyond its warnings of judgment, it also carries a message of redemption and grace. It invites us to reflect: Are we prepared for the moment when "the man comes around"? Do we live with faith, mercy, and humility?
Featured Video
The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash
Prayers & Social Causes
Prayer to Quiet the Noise and Focus on God -
Written by a member of Montevallo Presbyterian Church
Prayer for Reconciliation and Unity -
Read by Rev. Dr. Sam Hamilton-Poore
The Magdalene's Blessing
Read by Jane Clayton
Creation Care Prayer from The Church of England -
Read by Maria Serrano
Forget Me Not: A Native American Prayer -
Read by Jim Chomicz
Prayer of St. Francis -
Read by Rev. Dr. Sam Hamilton-Poore
Lift Up Your Hearts -
Read by Rev. Dr. Sam Hamilton-Poore
The Climate is Changing -
Read by Various Members of MPC
Prayer for Creation -
Read by Rev. Dr. Sam Hamilton-Poore
Prayer for Times of Distress (Response to Club Q & Pulse Killings) -
Read by Casey Pilgrim
Prayer of Howard Thurman -
Read by Rev. Dr. Sam Hamilton-Poore
8th Century Prayer -
Read by Rev. Dr. Sam Hamilton-Poore
Blessings
Blessing from the Iona Community -
Read by Rev. Dr. Sam Hamilton-Poore
Blessing the Threshold by Jan Richardson -
Read by Tonia Mayton
Blessing of Hope by Jan Richardson -
Read by Laura Derocher
Poems
A New Day - A Poem (Prayer)
Read by Paul Bryant
Meditations
Meditational Prayer -
Read by Casey Pilgrim