So, I took one for the team this week. You’re welcome. I was so excited about Paul’s high prayer in Colossians coming up in the lectionary this week… that I got an idea. It’s such a deep, rich, velvety prayer… that it reminds me in some ways of a truly great piece of chocolate. And, while having this idea, I just so happened to be by a Godiva Chocolatier. (You see where I’m going with […]
Surely, God, it is you who save us. We will trust in you, we will pray to you, and we will not be afraid. We pray to you, O God, for the nations of the world, their leaders, and all people; for you are our stronghold and defense. We give you thanks, O Lord, and we call upon your name. We pray for our nation, O God; for those who serve this nation in her […]
And, in case you missed it: the new creation has already begun. It began in Christ. It began with Resurrection. In the Resurrection Jesus was made so new that his followers didn't even recognize him. They thought he was the gardener. They thought he was a stranger. He walked through closed, locked doors. He is made new. And, in baptism WE are made new.
Let us pray to Our Lord Jesus Christ, himself, and God the Father, who loves us and gives us grace. Let us pray for all the faithful People of God (especially…), that we might always give thanks to God. Hear our plea, O Lord, and give heed to our cry. Let us pray for our nation and all in authority, that your spirit, O God, would abide among us. Hear our plea, O Lord, and […]
It’s only November 7th, and we’re already descending into the mysteries of the Season of Advent and the expectation of the Lord’s coming. For almost a decade now I’ve been on a crusade (er… so to speak) to recapture the true meaning of Advent. Every Advent -I remind people that it’s not just the season of gift buying and wrapping to get ready for Christmas. The Season of Advent is a serious season about the […]
We pray always for the People of God, asking that our God will make us worthy of his call and will fulfill by his power every good resolve and work of faith, so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in the church, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ: We must always give thanks to God for the faithful and upright; (we pray especially for… church […]
Kenda Creasy Dean’s book “Almost Christian” should send shivers down the spine of any person in America (and beyond) who cares about the Christian faith. Drawing from the data of the National Study on Youth and Religion (NYSR) Dean says that America’s youth aren’t opposed to Christianity and the Church at all. In fact they have fond feelings for it. But, that’s because they think that Christianity is about 1) being nice and 2) feeling […]
O children of Zion, be glad and rejoice in the LORD your God, and bring to Him the intentions and concerns of your hearts: Let us pray for the church, that we might praise the name of the LORD our God, who has dealt wondrously with us. (We pray especially for… church leaders… and all the people of God.) O Lord, You are our God, and we pray for your mercy. O God, we pray […]
I don't have all the answers, I don't know if I'm on God's side or not, I'm just trying to muddle my way through - but all the while seeking truth and mercy.
O God, you have written on our hearts the covenant you forged with us on the cross of Christ; now hear the cry of our hearts as we pray to you: Lord, we pray for the church, that we might know you, and that you might forgive our iniquity and remember our sin no more. (We pray especially for… church leaders… and all the people of God.) O Lord, You are our God, and we […]