Life and Living – Ben Ward

June 12, 2024June 13, 2024

That you would be awake to God around you – Morning Prayer for Ordinary Time

It’s Wednesday of Ordinary Time, Proper 5 in the Church Calendar. June 12, 2024.

Our general order and lectionary come from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office.

Welcome (00:00)
Opening Sentences (01:32)
I Will Exalt You (Brooke Ligertwood) (01:41)
Prayer of Confession (02:59)
I Will Exalt You (continued) (03:53)
Psalm 72 (05:55)
Glory to the Father (08:40)
Matthew 16:1-12 (09:24)
Apostles’ Creed (11:22)
Lord’s Prayer (12:05)
Collect of the Day (12:34)
Free Prayer (13:10)
That we would wake up to His presence around us (14:37)
Benediction (15:44)

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Art: “QUANTUM DEVOTION I” by Patrick Dougher.

December 17, 2023

End-of-year schedule

Hi everyone! I’m been feeling sick today, so I’m not going to post an episode Monday or Tuesday. We’ll be back on Wednesday and will have a post Wednesday through Christmas Day! The next week, Dec. 26-Jan. 2, we’ll be off. Back in the new year, Jan 3!

Thank you for your prayers and I pray you and yours have a blessed holiday season!

February 6, 2023

No podcast Tuesday 2-7-23

This stomach bug has been pretty intense. Hopefully will be back Wednesday. Thank you for your prayers!

February 5, 2023

No podcast Monday 2-6-23

Hi everyone…seems I got a stomach bug from my three-year-old. There will be no Morning Prayer podcast Monday 2-6-23. Hopefully (🙏🏻) I’ll be back Tuesday, but I’ll keep you posted. Thank you for your prayers!

November 14, 2022November 14, 2022

Cutting down all the trees

I think I understand the economic reasons why developers cut down every tree on a lot on which they are going to build—both residential and commercial. But I can’t understand the shortsightedness of ruining a landscape. Drainage, air quality, beauty, shade, etc, etc.

I felt so very seen and heard when I read this Scripture passage today…

When you besiege a city for a long time, making war against it in order to take it, you shall not destroy its trees by wielding an axe against them. You may eat from them, but you shall not cut them down. Are the trees in the field human, that they should be besieged by you? Only the trees that you know are not trees for food you may destroy and cut down, that you may build siegeworks against the city that makes war with you, until it falls.

— Deuteronomy 20

Thanks Alan Jacobs and gospelofthetrees.net!

January 27, 2020