This is an ecumenical website of resources and reflections on liturgy, spirituality, and worship for individuals and communities. It is run by Rev. Bosco Peters.
I recently watched the movie Marley and Me. It ends with part of the following quote: A dog has no use for fancy cars or big homes or designer clothes. Status symbol means nothing to him. A waterlogged stick will do just fine. A dog judges others not by their color or creed or class… Continue Reading
What hymns, prayers, ideas, resources, for Holy Week and Easter do you want to share in the comments? Holy Week collect/opening prayer reflection Maundy Thursday (Holy Thursday) collect/opening prayer reflection Easter collect/opening prayer reflection Easter Season reflection Maundy Thursday (Holy Thursday) service outline Good Friday service outline The Great Vigil of Easter service outline Easter… Continue Reading
Episcopalians/Anglicans, Roman Catholics, and others read the same readings today (Palm Sunday) . They also pray slightly varying translations of a prayer that has been in constant use on this day since at least the Gelasian Sacramentary (628-715CE): Omnipotens sempiterne deus qui humano generi ad imitandum humilitatis exemplum salvatorem nostrum carnem sumere et crucem subire… Continue Reading
Used by permission © Joe Castillo, www.JoeCastillo.com In delightful correspondence with Joe Castillo following my post on Jesus optical illusions Joe sent me the above copy of the ‘new’ drawing which now includes a number of additional stories from the life of Christ including the resurrection. Here is Joe doing a sandstory version of the… Continue Reading
Tomorrow is Earth Hour. The four marks of the church’s mission were formulated and presented as part of the report of a meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council which took place in Nigeria in 1984. Two meetings later, in Wales in 1990, they wrote in a report called Mission, Culture and Human Development “There has… Continue Reading
1) Probably the most common Jesus optical illusion found on the web is the following: Stare at the four black dots in the centre of the image for 30-60 seconds. Close your eyes and look at something bright. Most see a white circle with an image inside of it. The following two are taken from… Continue Reading
