I deeply appreciate all that Louis Weil offered, and many of his books sprinkle my shelves. Louis Weil was a liturgical giant. He was especially a huge influence in the formation of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer of The Episcopal Church.
God,
the source of all our strength;
watch over us within and without,
that in body we may be protected from all adversity,
and in mind cleansed from all destructive thoughts;
through our Saviour Jesus Christ,
who is alive with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God now and for ever.
Amen.
The Church Year is a mess – for the majority of Christians ultimately a nourishing feast of scripture and tradition. But, by the time this filters down to the way it is used by NZ Anglicanism, the Anglican Church of Or has reworked it to a confused chaos that, in some communities, is worse than the BCP system that it replaces.
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As the Russian invasion began, Yaakov Bleich, the Chief Rabbi in Ukraine , invited Christians to join Jews in praying Psalm 31.
Jane Marczewski (29.12.1990 – 19.2. 2022) “Nightbirde” had a very positive life and message whilst having cancer for 4 years and going through a divorce. But her perspective was the healthy Christian approach that opposed what she called “toxic positivity”. Listen to these 2 minutes of wisdom in her “Ted Talk from Bed Talk”.
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Transfiguring God,
before the passion of your beloved Son
you revealed his glory on the holy mountain:
grant that we who by faith behold the light of his face
may be strengthened to bear the cross,
and be changed into his likeness from glory to glory;
through the same Jesus Christ
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
I recently retired after serving for 24 years as Chaplain at Christ’s College, Canterbury (New Zealand) – an Anglican secondary school for boys. The diocesan magazine, AnglicanLife, has published an interview, a snapshot into my IRL ministry.
God of the desert,
Jesus was led by the Spirit
to fast forty days in the wilderness
and was tempted as we are, yet without sin;
give us grace to observe the disciplines of Lent;
and, as you know our weakness,
so may we know your power to save;
through Jesus Christ our Redeemer,
who is alive with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God now and for ever.
Amen.
