For the last several months my wife and I have made regular (or at least semi-regular use) of the Daily Office in the Book of Common Prayer. Most often we do so individually, but sometimes we pray the Office together. On occasion, we use the family version with our kids at bedtime. We are using …
Tag: The Daily Office
A Collect for the Evening
“Be present, O merciful God, and protect us through the hours of this night, so that we who are wearied by the changes and chances of this life may rest in your eternal changelessness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.”
The Daily Office for Families
My lovely wife put together a Word document of the Family Prayer section of The Book of Common Prayer. It includes short prayer services for morning, midday, evening, and the close of the day. This is how we occasionally practice the Daily Office as a family. Typically, we’ll use the one for the end of …
Pardon and Peace
While I was doing the morning office, one of the prayers was for the assurance of forgiveness following a prayer of confession. It goes like this: Grant to your faithful people, merciful Lord, pardon and peace; that we may be cleansed from all our sins, and serve you with a quiet mind; through Jesus Christ …
Feelings, Facts, and Faith
I don't always "feel" spiritual. Whatever that means. Not only that, sometimes I feel positively unspiritual. Again, whatever that means. But maybe you can relate. You pray, but it feels like you're talking to yourself. You read Scripture, but nothing springs out of the text as a joyful surprise or as a source of conviction. …
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