Te Deum – Part 6. “… You overcame the sting of death, And opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers. You are seated at God’s right hand in glory. We believe that you will come and be our judge…” This section of the Te Deum includes some statements of faith that could be true about …
Te Deum – Part 5. “… You, Christ, are the King of Glory, the eternal Son of the Father. When you became man to set us free, You did not shun the Virgin’s womb.” You, Christ, are the King of Glory. This declarative profession of faith in the Te Deum is a direct answer to the …
Te Deum – Part 4. “… Father, of majesty unbounded, Your true and only Son, worthy of all worship, And the Holy Spirit, advocate and guide.” The Ted Deum now brings us to what is in many respects the mystery of mysteries… The Trinity. The early church was unquestionably Trinitarian right from the start, and …
Te Deum – Part 3. “… The glorious company of apostles praise you, The noble fellowship of prophets praise you, The white-robed army of martyrs praise you, Throughout the world the holy Church acclaims you; This amazing hymn of adoration continues to include the cloud of witnesses in our prayer life. All of creation, the whole …
Te Deum laudamus. (as translated from the Latin in the Book of Common Prayer). Te Deum is a traditional Latin hymn of the early church, and is “usually sung on occasions of public rejoicing.” The exuberant words are more of a poetic prose, high praise and adoration in honor of the holy Trinity. One tradition claims …
Te Deum – Part 1. You are God: we praise you; You are the Lord: we acclaim you; You are the eternal Father: All creation worships you. You. You. You. This ancient hymn of the Church begins with a heavenly outburst of adoration, unabashedly looking at God straight in the eye in faith, face to face, …
Stewards of the Mystery of the Kingdom. “A person should consider us in this way: as servants of Christ and as stewards of the mysteries of God. Think of us as Messiah’s official underlings and as those who are entrusted with the mysteries of God.” (1 Corinthians 4:1). SERVANTS: (Greek, “hyperetas”); literally the under-rower, the …
Stewards of the Mystery of Christ Within. “A person should consider us in this way: as servants of Christ and as stewards of the mysteries of God. Think of us as Messiah’s official underlings and as those who are entrusted with the mysteries of God.” (1 Corinthians 4:1). SERVANTS: (Greek, “hyperetas”); literally the under-rower, the …
Stewards of the Mystery of God’s Wisdom. “A person should consider us in this way: as servants of Christ and as stewards of the mysteries of God. Think of us as Messiah’s official underlings and as those who are entrusted with the mysteries of God.” (1 Corinthians 4:1). SERVANTS: (Greek, “hyperetas”); literally the under-rower, the …
When God is Human: A Meditation on the Christ of Sinai Icon. As I gaze through your face, I recall a line from the Te Deum prayer: You did not shun the virgin’s womb. First a fertilized egg, then a floating fetus God in survival mode with a fragile cord of wonder and food …
My Vow to Humanize Others. “God spoke: ‘Let Us make human beings in Our image, reflecting Our nature so they can be responsible for the fish in the sea, the birds in the air, the cattle, and yes, earth itself, and every animal that moves on the face of the earth.’ God created human beings; …