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The true fast brings change
Isaiah 58:6 (NIV): 6 “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? A prayer offered by Walter Brueggeman: Save us, Lord, from a religion that ignores the cries of the exploited and oppressed. Lead us into a…
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Prayer for the day
Almighty God, you know that we have no power in ourselves to help ourselves: Keep us both outwardly in our bodies and inwardly in our souls, that we may be defended from all adversities that may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts that may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and…
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Push us, Lord, past our cramped definitions of compassion
Then Jesus said to her, “Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted.” And her daughter was healed at that moment. — Matt. 15:28
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Prayer for the day
You have ordained a new order in which the first are last and the last are first. Turn us away from the false values of the world, that we may pursue your priorities, that which makes you happy: steadfast love, justice, and righteousness. Amen. (Walter Brueggemann, A Way Other Than Our Own)
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The competing voices of Lent
As we enter this Lenten Season there is the call to the wilderness. It is the call to be with the Lord. It is the call to encounter him. In that call come these assuring words: “I will be with you. I will hear you. You will hear me.”
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Prayers for Ash Wednesday
Almighty and everlasting God, you hate nothing you have made and forgive the sins of all who are penitent: Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness,may obtain of you, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with…
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Moving toward Lent
This will be my first year in an Anglican tradition as we enter Lent. Last Advent was my first season in the Anglican tradition and it was a great time of learning. While I have emphasized Lent in my own ministry the last several years, this is a season where I am entering fully into the life of a community…
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Prayers for the day as we ready for Holy Week
Reading for today: Ps. 137, 144, 42, 43 Exodus 10:21-11:8 2 Cor. 4:14-18 Mark 10:46-52 Prayers for the day: Almighty God, you alone can bring into order the unruly wills and affections of sinners: Grant your people grace to love what you command and desire what you promise; that, among the swift and varied changes of the world, our hearts…
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The focus of the journey is the cross
Ps 22, 141, 143 Exodus 9:13-35 2 Cor. 4:1-12 Mark 10:32-45 One of the feature’s of Paul’s writings that captivates my thinking the most is his focus on the cross.
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Sufficient faith that rests in God
Reading for today: Psalms 131-133, 140, 142 Ex. 7:25-8:19 2 Cor. 3:7-18 Mark 10:17-31 We are being transformed into that same image from one degree of glory to the next degree of glory. (2 Cor. 7:18)
Tag: Lent
