In this post, I will pass on an invaluable lesson that my Episcopal Priest shared in a Bible Study this week. In jest, he called the following his Cliff Notes Version of the Book of Common Prayer, and it is exactly that–and more An Online Version of The Book of Common Prayer: https://www.episcopalchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/book-of-common-prayer-2006.pdf Where to Find…
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Morning Prayer – Prayer for God’s Creation – Book of Common Prayer
“Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.” Book of Common Prayer, pg. 42 “The earth is the Lord’s for he made it:| O come, let us adore him…. The mercy of the Lord is everlasting.” Book…
Women in the Bible Whose Lives Were Strengthened by Prayer
The Virgin Mary Led a Godly Life: The Birth of Jesus Foretold 26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you…
God Bless the Water and Rainy Days
Water is a major theme in the Bible. Perhaps that is because water was so very essential to the nomadic people in the Bible. Consider the 23rd Psalm. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters….” Psalm 23 A psalm of David. 1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. 2 He makes me lie down…
Daily Devotionl May 13 – Consider the Lilies How They Grow — Parables about Planting
I am involved in a training program to prepare myself to become part of the religious order: The Daughters of the King. The Daughters of the King is a lay religious order for women of the Episcopal Church and other women in communion with the Episcopal Church. What Is A Religious Order? “In ‘religious order,’…
Teach Me to Pray: A Collection of Prayers and Prayer-Like Words
Many years ago, I was impressed by the passage in Matthew where Jesus denounced hypocrisy in religion, and as I begin training to join the Order of the Daughters of the Queen, which is largely a formal prayer group, I have committed to learn how to pray honest, humble prayers and to avoid repeating shallow,…
What Is A Religious Order? My Personal Religious Order — While Welcoming America’s First-Elected Pope
By coincidence, the Papal Conclave began its work toward electing a new pope on the same day that I began my journey toward joining the Order of the Daughters of the King. Within hours–not days or weeks–a dark horse came riding out of the suburbs of Chicago to be named America’s First Pope. Moments later, …
What Do Episcopalians Believe? Episcopalians Believe in Inclusion – Bishop Budde Spoke about Inclusion at the National Prayer Service in 2025
I have been an Episcopalian most of my life, but as a child, I was a Southern Baptist. Before I became an Episcopalian, I participated in an Episcopalian Inquirer’s Class, but that was many years ago. This past week, I have joined another Episcopalian Inquirer’s Class. It has been about 40 years since I became…
Consider the Lilies of the Field – Do Not Worry – The Twelve Days of Christmas – Day 9
Consider the Lily – Jacki Kellum Watercolor Painted February 10, 2018 Almost 7 years ago, I created the above watercolor painting while I was listening to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir singing: On that day, I had been worrying about my need to move from New Jersey. I loved living there, but I could not afford…
His Eye Is On the Sparrow – Twelve Days of Christmas Day 7
I have told the story of my relationship with my backyard birds several times. but until this time last year, I did not do much to take care of the birds that lived in my area. I suppose that I took the scripture literally that God takes care of the birds. But last year, a…