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I suspect you are all familiar with the Serenity Prayer, Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Right? How does … Continue reading
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The past weeks I have spent time reflecting on the God’s call to Samuel (1 Samuel 3.1 – 4.1). I have become more and more impressed with the richness of this portion of Scripture and the direction and encouragement it … Continue reading
In the weeks before this past Christmas I took several opportunities to visit a few local bookstores (no surprise to those of you who know me!). On one of my visits, I was looking at several books on prayer and … Continue reading
In the Book of Common Prayer (p 101) at the close of Morning Prayer the following prayer is offered. Some of you are familiar with liturgical prayers and for some it is something out of your usual experience. In fact, … Continue reading
Over the last two weeks we listened first to St Teresa and then to St Ignatius speak to us of what we offer to God. Today let’s listen to these words from the Wesley Covenant Prayer, I am no longer … Continue reading
This past Sunday morning I was listening to “Interfaith Voices” on NPR and heard an interesting interview with Anne Lamott. She talks about her book, Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers. How does that sound to you? Does it capture … Continue reading
Please allow me a moment today to share a thought on prayer from Laurence Freemen, Think of prayer as a great wheel. The wheel turns our whole life to God……. The spokes of the wheel represent different types of prayer. We pray in … Continue reading
The other day these words of Barbara Brown Taylor came my way and got me thinking, To say I love God but I do not pray much is like saying I love life but I do not breathe much. The only way … Continue reading
I first heard of Frederick Buechner many years ago and remember thinking I should read his books. I found one, started reading it and soon stopped. For whatever reasons, I could not follow his writing and could not understand him. A few days … Continue reading
Last week I came across this article on prayer. I invite you to notice how ancient prayer practices have modern day effects even with some of our youngest. Let Us Pray – by Melanie Gordon “What does prayer look like? How do … Continue reading