Bless theLord, O my soul, •and all that is within me bless his holy name. 2Bless theLord, O my soul, •and forget not all his benefits; 3Whoforgives all your sins •and heals all your infirmities; 4Whoredeems your life from the Pit •and crowns you with faithful love and...
Commissioning Prayer In the name of the divine Trinity,Let us pray.God, you have called us into beingthrough love.You have joined us to one anotherIn love.How good and pleasant it isWhen your people dwell together in unity.Shine your light upon your peopleThat we can...
O persistent God, Deliver me from assuming your mercy is gentle. Pressure me that I may grow more human, not through the lessening of my struggles, but through an expansion of them. . . . Deepen my hurt until I learn to share it and myself openly, and my needs...
Grant, Almighty God, that as thou hast once adopted us, and continues to confirm this thy favour by calling us unceasingly to thyself, and dost not only severely chastise us, but also gently and paternally invite us to thyself, and exhort us at the same time to...
“O that we may all receive of Christ’s fullness, grace upon grace; grace to pardon our sins, and subdue our iniquities; to justify our persons and to sanctify our souls; and to complete that holy change, that renewal of our hearts, whereby we may be transformed...
Almighty God, who through your only‑begotten Son Jesus Christ overcame death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life: Grant that we, who celebrate with joy the ...