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O Lord, my God, my Savior, by day and night I cry to you.
Psalm 88: 1 O Lord, my God, my Savior, * by day and night I cry to you. 2 Let my prayer enter into your presence; * incline your ear to my lamentation. 3 For I am full of trouble; … Continue reading
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Tagged #cloudsofwitnesses, abba father, Holy Spirit, lament, lectionary readings, love, pause button, prayer, Psalm, scripture, worry
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Getting to know Paul
Several months ago I participated in step one of the wider diocesan process of electing a new bishop in what is called ‘Walkabouts’. The purpose of Walkabouts is for clergy, delegates and members of the Episcopal Church in one region … Continue reading
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Tagged Backstory, BIBLE, context, lectionary readings, Lord, mystery, Paul, pause button, scripture, self-righteous, Spirit, WORD
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“…because he delighted in me”…ugh, not feeling it
Psalm 18:20 He brought me out into an open place; * A year ago this week I paused at Psalm 18 to reflect in my personal scriptural journal on this first line of the last couplet and specifically at the … Continue reading
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Tagged broad place, God, Holy Spirit, lectionary readings, love, pause button, pray, Psalm, Spirit, Ugh
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Persevere in Prayer
Note: A reminder for new readers of this blog. I pray the Daily Office every morning and when prompted by the Holy Spirit by a pause or a thought-like bubble, I reflect in writing, here. The reflections, thus, are spontaneous, … Continue reading
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Tagged BIBLE, Book of Common Prayer, Daily Office, Holy Spirit, pause button, prayer, Priest, Psalm, psalter
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Thy will be done..AUGH!!!!
If you attend a church that follows the first track (Track 1) of the Sunday lectionary, you have been hearing from Genesis the story of Joseph and his brothers. For several weeks his story was broken into sections and closely … Continue reading
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Tagged But God, Holy Spirit, pause button, praise, Psalm, psalter, salvation history
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Mark’s post on the Transfiguration: LIKE! That cloud though!
Any number of biblical images capture my imagination and put me to thinking of the power of the Holy Spirit to connect the dots of all things seen and unseen; images that speak a thousand of God’s words. But the … Continue reading
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Tagged clouds of witnesses, Gospel, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Mark, pause button, Psalm, Whispers
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The Feeding of the 5000 mis-reported?: The significance of numbers in God’s Word
During this week’s bible study in which we prepare for the upcoming week’s worship by praying and discussing Sunday’s lections, (this Sunday, The Feast of the Transfiguration though our parish will hear Proper 13 instead)a parishioner was taken aback at … Continue reading
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Tagged 40, both and, Hebrew Scriptures, Holy Spirit, Jesus, numbers, Old Testament, pause button
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Psalm 80: A thousand words from the English countryside
One of my great pleasures while traveling is to visit both art galleries and markets in hopes of discovering a picture of the area that captures some dimension or moment of my experience in the place. This last trip to … Continue reading
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Tagged A Thousand Words, clouds of witnesses, light, pause button, Psalm, Shepherd
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I am old and gray-headed, O God, do not forsake me, * till I make known your strength to this generation and your power to all who are to come.
I’ve been away from ministry for awhile and the distance I’ve felt from the work has been unsettling, though during my travels I was blessed with opportunities to pastor and even lead a liturgy and prayers in one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged clouds of witnesses, Daily Office, entheos, glorify, God's church, Holy Spirit, lectionary readings, my story his glory, pause button
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