“O Lord, mercifully receive the prayers of your people who call upon you, and grant that they may know and understand what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to accomplish them; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.”
The Book of Common Prayer
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Neighbors
A sermon preached at St. Francis by the Lake, Canyon Lake, Tx.The lectionary readings for the fifth Sunday after Pentecost are here. So, for those of you who were here two weeks ago, what do you remember about the Samaritans? For those where weren’t here, here’s the Reader’s Digest version: Samaritans are a religious peopleContinue reading “Neighbors”
Keep us in Eternal Life
The phrase “keep us in Eternal Life” is used at various times in the prayers books of the Anglican Communion. In the Episcopal Church, we use it as part of the absolution of sins and in the Church of England it is one of the phrases spoken while giving the bread and wine of HolyContinue reading “Keep us in Eternal Life”
Mother Nancy's Coffee Thoughts 