From The Book of Common Prayer:
Lord Jesus, stay with us, for the day is far spent and the evening is at hand; be our companion in the way. Enkindle our hearts and awaken hope, that we may know Thee as Thou art revealed in the Scriptures, and in the Breaking of the Bread. [...]
“O Christ, Word of the Father most high, who wast made flesh to dwell among us, enter Thou into our hearts, we beseech Thee, that we who have been redeemed by the mystery of Thine Incarnation, may remain united in the communion of peace eternal.”
Mozarabic Collect
In about five hours I will be boarding a plane bound for Charlotte. There I will connect to Philadelphia. Then it is on to Scranton where my oldest sister will eventually pick me up. The last time I visited her was under similar circumstances. My sisters and I had gathered to [...]
By the sincere working of the Spirit most of us really WANT to sing the hymns, pray the prayers and extend the blessings as they are written, but we are so passionately addicted to ourselves that we simply do not (cf. Romans 7).
Below are some of the Trinity Hymnal selections that readily come to mind [...]
