Tag Archives: Praying the Psalms

Collect and Readings: Trinity Sunday (Proper 7)

Almighty and everlasting God, who hast given unto us thy servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of thy Divine Majesty to worship the Unity: We … Continue reading

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Collect and Readings: Ordinary Time Proper 6

Proper 6 The Sunday closest to June 15 Keep, O Lord, we beseech thee, thy household the Church in thy steadfast faith and love, that through thy grace we may proclaim thy truth with boldness, and minister thy justice with … Continue reading

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Benefitting From the Homeschool Convention: Part Three

  Now that I’ve gotten my registration packet for the HEAV Convention it’s time to finish planning my day! I only have a babysitter for Friday so I need to maximize my time efficiency in order to get everything in. … Continue reading

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Collects and Readings: Sixth Sunday in Easter

Sixth Sunday of Easter O God, who hast prepared for those who love thee such good things as pass man’s understanding: Pour into our hearts such love towards thee, that we, loving thee in all things and above all things, … Continue reading

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Collects and Readings: Fourth Sunday of Easter

Fourth Sunday of Easter O God, whose Son Jesus is the good shepherd of thy people; Grant that when we hear his voice we may know him who calls us each by name, and follow where he doth lead; who, … Continue reading

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Pursued By Goodness and Mercy

This poem has been running through my head since Sunday’s sermon on the last verse of Psalm 23: “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the … Continue reading

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Praying the Psalms: 31

Verse 15: ” My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.” I think we can expand the concept of enemies to include those things that we struggle against … Continue reading

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Praying the Psalms: 37:1-18

The other Sunday the Gospel reading was taken from the Sermon on the Mount where Jesus instructs us not to worry about what we need to wear or eat. “Don’t worry”?!! You have to be kidding me? How else am … Continue reading

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Praying the Psalms:95,32, 143 Ash Wednesday

Do you find it as thought -provoking as I do that the first Psalm that we read on the first day of Lent is a Psalm of praise? The other two are Psalms of repentance and pleading for God’s mercy- … Continue reading

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Praying the Psalms:25

In the interest of sanity I have decided not to blog on Sunday. For one thing I often don’t have time for devotions on Sunday morning and for another I do need a day of rest. Actually this week I … Continue reading

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