Collect for the New Year (Book of a Common Prayer, Canada 1962): O Immortal Lord God, who inhabitest eternity, and hast brought thy servants to the beginning of another year: Pardon, we humbly beseech thee, our transgressions in the past, bless to us this New Year, and graciously abide with us all the days of … Continue reading Happy New Year! 🥂🍾🎉🕛
Month: December 2019
The Sunday After Christmas Day and Feast of Thomas Becket
Merry Christmas to all, this fifth day of Christmas and the Sunday after Christmas Day. Today is also the feast day of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, murdered in Canterbury Cathedral by a group of rogue knights in 1170, 850 years ago. The 1964 film, Becket, starring Richard Burton and Peter o’Toole, is among many … Continue reading The Sunday After Christmas Day and Feast of Thomas Becket
Merry Christmas!
Taken from the Book of Common Prayer Canada 1962 Wishing you all a very merry Christmas. May the peace of the Lord be always with you all.
Praying for Others
I find it hard and a bit awkward to pray for others. Part of me feels unworthy or not qualified to pray for them, and part of me feels my prayer won’t help. People have asked me to pray for them. And if such a request comes, I will pray for them. As a lay … Continue reading Praying for Others
Trust in the Lord
During difficult times, one must have faith in the Lord. I am not a shining example of one that is faithful, I have doubted in the Lord countless times, and questioned him many times. But during Evening Prayer tonight, the grace of God was shown before me in the words I read. Some may attribute … Continue reading Trust in the Lord
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