Prayer

Prayer for the Synodical Convention

July 8, 2010

The following is from the Prayer of the Church I used in 2007 on the opening Sunday of the Synodical Convention. I plan to use it again this Sunday. I cannot remember if I wrote this, got it from somewhere else, or if it’s a hybrid of those. Lord of the Church, as our Lutheran [...]

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Litany of the Holy Ghost

May 19, 2010

We’re observing the Vigil of Pentecost a few days early at Immanuel, since we have a regular Wednesday evening service (usually Vespers or Evening Prayer). The following is the Litany that we will pray tonight. I don’t know its original source, but I found it in Daniel Reuning’s Historic Lectionary Resources. P Lord, have mercy [...]

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The Pastor’s Prayer before a Funeral

May 15, 2010

O Lord, grant me a full awareness of the powerful reality of death. Help me in this hour to speak the right word concerning the pilgrimage of [NAME] and to bear witness to Your power over life and death, the severity of Your judgment, and the abundance of Your mercy in our crucified and risen [...]

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Psalm 31

September 10, 2009

The actual sermon preached on Ps. 31 ended up being quite a bit different from this, but here was my manuscript for the sermon at last night’s Evening Prayer: The center of tonight’s Psalm is found in the words, “Into Your hand I commit my spirit.” In Luke’s Gospel, these are the final words of [...]

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Treasury of Daily Prayer Workshop

May 26, 2009

Last December, I led an introductory class/workshop on prayer and using the then-new Treasury of Daily Prayer. I was asked to publish my notes from the workshop, which I never did; the current sale on the TDP reminded me of that. (Did I mention it is 50% off? Go buy it!) Here are some of [...]

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Rogate

May 17, 2009

Lessons for Rogate: Numbers 21.4-9; James 1.22-27; John 16.23-33   “Whatever you ask,” says Our Lord.  What do you want?  What do you lack that would make you happy?  And if you had it, would it truly make you content?  “Whatever you ask,” says Our Lord.  What do you want? What we want is often [...]

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Portable Options for Daily Prayer Books

April 28, 2009

A friend I met on Twitter recently asked me about portable alternatives to the Treasury of Daily Prayer, as it can be too big to travel with. (I took my TDP to France in January – it fit nicely in my shoulder bag in the spot where my laptop usually goes.) I highly recommend the [...]

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Simple Prayers Every Christian Should Know

April 21, 2009

I want to make a list for adult catechumens of simple prayers they should know by heart. I want it to be a short list, but I think what I have so far is too short: Simple Prayers Every Christian Should Know: Our Father Jesus Prayer (“Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on [...]

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Lent 5 midweek sermon: Romans 7.1–8.1

April 1, 2009

This sermon concludes our Lenten midweek services, wherein we read and meditated upon Romans 4:1–8:1. When President Bush landed on USS Abraham Lincoln on May 1, 2003 to announce the end of major combat operations in Iraq, there was a banner displaying the words “Mission Accomplished.” That phrase would later come to haunt Bush’s presidency, [...]

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Prayer for the Church

March 31, 2009

Eternal King, High Lord of heaven: Jesus our Saviour, all the saints sing Your Praise. Hear us poor sinners who call upon You. We have wandered far, in this vale of tears, from our Father’s home. You, who saved Peter from danger, carry us by Your strong arm over the depths of darkness, O Lord. [...]

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