Thanks for praying and worshiping with me today. As always, our Scripture readings and general order come from the Book of Common Prayer (1979) Daily Office. In the Church calendar, it is Ordinary Time, All Saints Day. We’ll begin with a sung version of the opening sentences. After a prayer of confession, we’ll read from Psalm 34 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Lesson is Revelation 7:9-17. After the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Collect of the Day, we’ll sing, “Take Heart” by Hillsong. Then we’ll enter a time of guided prayer. Painting by Arun Prem.
Thanks for praying and worshiping with me today. As always, our Scripture readings and general order come from the Book of Common Prayer (1979) Daily Office. In the Church calendar, it is Ordinary Time, Proper 25. We’ll begin with a sung version of the opening sentences (I was glad when they said to me…). After a prayer of confession, we’ll read Psalm 1 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Gospel reading is Matthew 22:34-46. After the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Collect of the Day, we’ll sing, “O, for a Thousand Tongues” by Charles Wesley. Then we’ll enter a time of guided prayer. Photograph by mendhak via flickr.
Thanks for praying and worshiping with me today. As always, our Scripture readings and general order come from the Book of Common Prayer (1979) Daily Office. In the Church calendar, it is Ordinary Time, Proper 24. We’ll begin with an opening chorus of our song for today: “Lord, Make Me an Instrument,” a song I wrote based on a prayer attributed to St. Francis. After a prayer of confession, we’ll read Psalm 96:1-13 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Gospel reading is Matthew 22:15-22. After the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Collect of the Day, we’ll sing the full, “Lord, Make Me an Instrument.” Then we’ll enter a time of guided prayer. Photograph by Denis Collette.
Thanks for praying and worshiping with me today. As always, our Scripture readings and general order come from the Book of Common Prayer (1979) Daily Office. In the Church calendar, it is Ordinary Time, Proper 23. We’ll begin by singing “God, I Look to You” written by Jenn Johnson and then a bit of “Hosanna” written by Brooke Ligertwood. We’ll then read Psalm 23 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Gospel reading is Matthew 22:1-14. After the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Collect of the Day, we’ll have a time of guided prayer. Photograph by Denis Collette.
Thanks for praying and worshiping with me today. As always, our Scripture readings and general order come from the Book of Common Prayer (1979) Daily Office. In the Church calendar, it is Ordinary Time, Proper 22. We’ll begin by singing “I Need You, Lord” written by me in 1998 or so. We’ll then read Psalm 80:7-14 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Gospel reading is Matthew 21:33-46. After the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Collect of the Day, we’ll have a time of guided prayer. I took today’s photo at the Cathedral of St. Philip in Atlanta, GA.
Thanks for praying and worshiping with me today. As always, our Scripture readings and general order come from the Book of Common Prayer (1979) Daily Office. In the Church calendar, it is Ordinary Time, Proper 21. We’ll begin by singing “You Love Me” written by me in 1998. We’ll then read Psalm 25:1-8 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Gospel reading is Matthew 21:23-32. After the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Collect of the Day, we’ll have a time of guided prayer. Our artist today is Marcin Biesek.
