Prayer – Mother Nancy's Coffee Thoughts

Kingdom Prayer

“O God, the protector of all who trust in you, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: Increase and multiply upon us your mercy; that, with you as our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that we lose not the things eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.”
Book of Common Prayer

Living Prayer

A sermon preached at St. Francis by the Lake, Canyon Lake, TX.The lectionary readings for the seventh Sunday after Pentecost are here. Have you been praying for rain? Are you also carrying an umbrella? Almost 2 months ago I preached another sermon about prayer. It was the Sunday after the shooting in Uvalde and inContinue reading “Living Prayer”

Prayer Action

A sermon preached at St. Francis by the Lake, Canyon Lake, Texas.The readings for the seventh Sunday of Easter are here. We’ve said and witnessed a lot of prayer this week. In the wake of the horrific tragedy in Uvalde – and so many others like it – we pray. We bring our emotions toContinue reading “Prayer Action”

Active Prayer

I posted this on Facebook on New Year’s Day: For the year to come, I pray for the wisdom that will enable me to be an active participant in bringing about the Peace on Earth we all long for. Wishing won’t get us there but prayer and active participation in God’s work will. If IContinue reading “Active Prayer”

Kingdom Work

Have you ever prayed while sweeping the floor? As I hear most folks, including myself, talk about the necessary tasks we must do to keep our homes clean, we speak negatively. These are the things that prevent us from doing the other things, stuff we must do before we can do what we want toContinue reading “Kingdom Work”

A Kingdom View

My original posts planned for this week were to continue with the idea of purpose as we talk about the spirituality of ordinary tasks and we’ll do that but I’m going to adjust our focus a bit because the horrific extraordinary events of this past week (and so many other violent events this past year)Continue reading “A Kingdom View”