Christ Jesus, You gave your life so that every human being may know that they are loved by God. We entrust to you all those who are undergoing – war – injustice – hunger – or fear of the future. And we listen to your voice when you tell us: I need you. I place [...]
by Mark Twain It was a time of great and exalting excitement. The country was up in arms, the war was on, in every breast burned the holy fire of patriotism; the drums were beating, the bands playing, the toy pistols popping, the bunched firecrackers hissing and sputtering; on every hand and far down the [...]
From the New Zealand Prayer book. (The Anglican Church of New Zealand) I have added the breath points when speaking the prayer aloud, marked as * Eternal Spirit, Earth-maker, Pain-bearer, Life-giver, * Source of all that is and that shall be, * Father and Mother of us all, * Loving God, * in whom [...]
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I spend hours of my “public spirituality time” trying to learn how to speak in a vocabulary of the heart that isn’t always so God and Jesus filled, for those whose journey is one of the spirit and of discovery, but whose beliefs do not follow my Western Christian traditional upbringing. I know that I [...]
God of Peace, Through your Holy Spirit, you always dwell in us. And so, you enable us to dwell in you, And you never cease to remind us that such communion with you can last forever. – Amen Keep the faith!
