Our Source, who is transcendent, Holy is your name. Your rulership come; Your will be done; on earth as it is in heaven. Give us each day the food we need. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And let us not be led into temptation; but deliver us…
Category: Spirituality
Spirituality – What we experience.
A Prayer attributed to St. Francis
Lord, make us instruments of your peace. Where there is hatred, let us sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is discord, union; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy. Grant that we may not so much seek to be…
Confession of Sin
Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the…
Looking Back
And Jesus said to him, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God” (Luke 9:62). You have said “yes.” You have accepted the job offer. Now is not the time to doubt. Now is not the time to be looking back. No job is…
2024 The Year of Prayer
“Keep watching and praying, so that you do not come into temptation” (Matt. 26:41 NSB). I declare to myself that this year, 2024, shall be the year of prayer. I have never been a prayer warrior. Yes, I have studied the Bible, theology, and church history. Likewise, I have worshiped and praised. But prayer has…