For the Parish

As we have been praying the prayer “For the Parish” daily these past two weeks, I have started to think about the variety of phrases. Some are old fashioned, some are blunt, and some seem out of sync with the others. But I have enjoyed putting these phrases together in one communal prayer.

Letting Christ Grow Within Us

As we were approaching Advent last year, my spiritual director and I were discussing the word “Theotokos.” This is the Eastern Orthodox designation for Mary, the God bearer or simply “Mother of God.” I owe much of my spiritual practices to the Orthodox tradition, and this is…

He Hath Put Down the Mighty From Their Seat

In March 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, asked students and others to join him in Selma, Alabama. At first, Jonathan Daniels didn’t think much of the call, but something happened during Evening Prayer at his seminary chapel. The familiar words of…

The Word Became Flesh

During seminary, I was fortunate to spend several weeks in Jerusalem, a city considered holy by most people on this planet. A place that has been fought over and sought after for 3,000 years. A place where the God of the universe decided to become like us.

Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth?

Collect for Proper 15C

Almighty God, you have given your only Son to be for us a sacrifice for sin, and also an example of godly life: Give us grace to receive thankfully the fruits of his redeeming…

Do not be afraid, little flock

Collect for Proper 14C

Grant to us, Lord, we pray, the spirit to think and do always those things that are right, that we, who cannot exist without you, may by you be enabled to live according to your will; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives…