Read – reflect – respond (in prayer, silence, possibly a comment) Lectio Divina – sacred reading Do you have any reflection on today’s reading and collect? Grant us, O Lord our Strength, a true love of your holy Name; so that, trusting in your grace, we may fear no earthly evil, nor fix our hearts
In a discussion I observed about a liturgical practice, someone criticised a priest (who affirmed this particular practice) for not implementing it in the parish he has (relatively-recently been appointed to have) oversight over. I was really taken by his reply: My parish is not a personal vanity project. There is much to reflect on
Read – reflect – respond (in prayer, silence, possibly a comment) Lectio Divina – sacred reading Do you have any reflection on today’s reading and collect? Give ear to our prayers, O Lord, and direct the way of your servants in safety under your protection, that, amid all the changes of our earthly pilgrimage, we
Let us pray (in silence) [that as Christ was restrained for our sake, we may be set free for his] pause Forgive, O God, the offences of your people,that through your goodness we may be freed from the bonds of the sinswhich in our frailtywe have committed;through our Saviour Jesus Christ,who is alive with you
We can waste time and energy, and generate more heat than light, about the Annunciation story – How much of it is history? Is it an extended metaphorical story? Where did Jesus’ other chromosomes come from?… And we miss the point of the story: God became what we are so that you and I might
As-salāmu ʿalaykum (Arabic: السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ) is a greeting in Arabic that means “Peace be upon you”. The greeting is a religious salutation among Muslims when greeting, though it is also used by Arabic speakers of other religions, including Arab Christians. The typical response to the greeting is wa ʿalaykumu s-salām(وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلَام) “And peace be upon you too”. Greeting people with
O Lord, strong and mighty, Lord of hosts and King of glory: Cleanse our hearts from sin, keep our hands pure, and turn our minds from what is passing away; so that at the last we may stand in your holy place and receive your blessing; through Jesus Christ our Lord,
Quiet Day In Lent A reminder for those near Christchurch, of a Quiet Day I am giving addresses at this Saturday. See more here. O God, you so loved the world that you gave your only-begotten Son to reconcile earth with heaven: Grant that we, loving you above all things, may love our friends in
