Merciful God, increase our love to overflowing. Make your church pure and blameless that we may greet with joy the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Bless Sean, our presiding bishop; Phil, our bishop; and Joseph, our vicar. We pray for the Province of the Episcopal Church of Sudan, and for the faith communities of […]
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We’re transitioning.We’re moving.Since All Saintswe’ve been hearingabout the end of time.It’s getting more urgent nowas we get closer to Christmas.Our gospel text isn’t Jesus talkingabout when all things are made right.Jesus isn’t even in the gospel passage today.We’re getting a hingefrom the apocalypticto the immediate,from when the Son of Man comes in his gloryto the
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Precious Lord, we offer prayers for faith leaders all around the world, trusting that they will lead their flocks toward love, peace, and justice. Today, in the Diocesan cycle of prayer, we pray especially for All Saints’, Bellevue and Holy Apostles, Bellevue. In the Anglican cycle of prayer, we offer thanks for the Province of
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God’s story of the redemption of creationimpacts the whole of creation.Not only has Jesus come into the cosmosto save the entire cosmosthe cosmos announces his presence.Think about our Christmas and Epiphany narratives:A new star appearsand shepherds hear the angelic choruses.On Good Friday at Jesus’ deaththe earth groans in an earthquake.As Fred Craddock says,“There is no
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