Communion Prayer Meditations. “Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you and worthily magnify your holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.” (Book of Common Prayer, page …
Ezekiel’s Vision of the Dry Bones. “The hand of the Lord was upon me, and He brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of the valley; and it was full of bones.” (Ezekiel 37:1). PROPHETS. From Deborah to John the Baptist, prophets have been live wires …
King David and the Census. Please read 2 Samuel 24 and 1 Chronicles 21. GOD and SATAN. The Biblical story of David’s sinful census starts right off with somewhat of a mystery. In the 2 Samuel account, God is angry with Israel for unnamed reasons, and decides to use David to punish them. So God …
The Second Song of Isaiah – Further Thoughts. Isaiah 55:6-11 “Seek the Lord while He wills to be found; Call upon Him when He draws near. Let the wicked forsake their ways And the evil ones their thoughts; And let them turn to the Lord, and He will have compassion, And to our God, for He …
Te Deum – Part 7. “… Come then, Lord, and help your people, Bought with the price of your own blood, And bring us with all your saints to glory everlasting.” After an extended time of adoration and statements of faith in the Te Deum, we close this historic prayer-hymn with our first and only petition. …