Last night we gathered beneath the shadow of the cross to remember and receive by faith the last hours of our Lord. The Good Friday liturgy begins with a solemn procession, silence, and this prayer: Almighty God, we pray you graciously to behold this your family, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed, [...]
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Reflections on Good Friday
Posted in Anglican, Holy Week, Homily, Lent, Liturgy on April 23, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Wake Up
Posted in Lent on April 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Awake, O sleeper, arise from death, And Christ shall give you light. So learn his love–its length and breadth, Its fullness, depth and height. For he descended here to bring From sin and fear release, To give the Spirit’s unity, Which is the bond of peace. There is one Body and one Hope, One Spirit [...]
Lent – On Compunction
Posted in Lent on March 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve been talking about Lent at Holy Trinity and at All Saints and will continue to do so. As Lent is new to many of us, I thought it might be helpful to offer some thoughts or quotes on Lent to help fill in some blanks or offer some various perspectives on this season. [...]
St. Aristobulus
Posted in Lent on March 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In the Eastern Church, today is the feast day of St. Aristobulus, known as the first bishop of Britain. He is credited with preaching the Gospel throughout the Celtic regions of Spain and the British Isles. I was unfamiliar with this forefather of the faith until this morning. I’ve read the Venerable Bede’s accounts of [...]
O Lord Hear My Prayer
Posted in Lent on March 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s a striking video accompaniment to the Taizé song, “O Lord Hear My Prayer.” h/t to Todd at For All the Saints
Reflections on the Lectionary – First Sunday in Lent
Posted in Lent on March 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This morning’s Gospel reading is taken from Matthew’s account of Jesus in the wilderness being tempted by Satan. There is much to gather from this account. I’ve preached this passage a couple of times. God’s word is alive and the Spirit guides us as we read it. This morning what has struck me upon sitting [...]
Collect for the First Sunday in Lent
Posted in Anglican, Lent on March 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The following collect was used in the Sarum rite for the first Sunday of Lent: God, you cleanse your church with the annual observance of Lent: grant your family that what they strive to obtain from you by fasting the may follow up with good works. Thomas Cranmer wrote the following collect primarily to avoid [...]
Food and Faith
Posted in Lent on March 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
With the season of Lent approaching, I found this interview over at the Illumined Heart timely and interesting. Eating is a significant part of our lives. We do it every day. Multiple times. Eating fundamentally expresses the reality that human life needs something outside of itself to sustain it. The question some of us may [...]
A Season for Holy Use
Posted in Lent on March 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Next Wednesday is Ash Wednesday, marking the beginning of the season of Lent. Traditionally, Lent has been observed by the Church as a 40 day period of preparation for that most sacred time in the Church Year, Holy Week and Easter Sunday. In many ancient cultures, there is a time-honored custom of giving a tenth [...]
Spiritual Depression
Posted in Lent, Spiritual Theology on January 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Would you like to be rid of this spiritual depression? The first thing you have to do is to say farewell now once and forever to your past. Realize that it has been covered and blotted out in Christ. Never look back at your sins again. Say: ‘It is finished, it is covered by the [...]
