Jesus prayed for his disciples.Situated toward the endof Jesus’ lengthy farewell speechJesus prayed for his disciples.He’s been at table with them.He’s washed their feet.Jesus knows he’s going to die,and they don’t quite believe it yet.He’s admonished themto abide in him,to stay in his love,the love the Father has given him.Jesus prayed for his disciples. Knowing […]
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God of love, we pray for your church, its members, and its mission. Help us to love you. That we may keep your commandments. God of love, we pray for St. Joseph-St. John, Lakewood; St. Mary’s, Lakewood; and Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil. Help us to love you. That we may keep your commandments. God
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We pick up this week,where we left off last week.That’s not what always happenswhen we use the lectionary.Last week we heard Jesus tell the disciples“I am the vine;you are the branches.If you remain in me and I in you,you will bear much fruit;apart from me you can do nothing.”Jesus concluded,“This is to my Father’s glory,that
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O God, rich in mercy, out of your great love you have made us alive together with Christ. You have made us a church family through the waters of baptism. Let us build each other up in love. We pray for your church and all who serve you including, Michael our Presiding Bishop; Melissa and
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Alleluia! Christ is risen!Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia! “Whoever does not abide in meis thrown away like a branch and withers;such branches are gathered,thrown into the fire,and burned…”is not,despite what 19th and 20th CenturyAmerican evangelicals might have us thinkthe point of this passage.Jesus is at table with his friendswhen we drop in to John’s gospel
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O God, we pray for the holy churches in every place, and for the unity of all. We pray for the Anglican Church of Australia; and for the faith communities of St. Bede’s, Port Orchard; St. Paul’s, Port Townsend; and St. Luke’s, Sequim. Glory and praise to you, our living God. For this holy assembly and for
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Alleluia! Christ is risen!Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia! “And this is his commandment,that we should believein the name of his Son Jesus Christand love one another,just as he has commanded us.All who obey his commandmentsabide in him,and he abides in them.And by this we knowthat he abides in us,by the Spirit that he has given
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Speak peace to your church, God most venerable. Open our minds to your truth. Open our hearts to your presence. Send us forth into the world as witnesses to your resurrection. Bless Michael, our presiding bishop; Melissa and Brian, our bishops; and Joseph, our vicar. We pray for The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand,
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(It’s on page 2 of your bulletin)Alleluia! Christ is risen!Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia! On Tuesday as Brandon and I watchedlast Sunday’s episode of Last Week Tonightwith John OliverI was remindedof my favorite quote from NT Wright’sSurprised by Hope.Oliver spends half an hourtalking about where the chemicalsfor lethal injections by the federal governmentand some statescome
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God of truth, unite all who profess faith in Christ, and bless our fellowship. May your light shine through Michael, our presiding bishop; Melissa and Brian, our bishops; and Joseph, our vicar. We pray for the Episcopal Anglican Province of Alexandria, and for the faith communities of Grace and St. Barnabas, Bainbridge Island; and St.
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