Harvested from My Garden Today–on My Screened Porch. Heirloom Cucumbers, Better Boy Tomatoes, Kentucky Wonder Green Beans, and California Giant Zinnias. i did not plant the cucumbers or the beans. They are returns from dropped seeds last summer. This morning I went out to my garden and loaded the tale of my t-shirt with some…
Tag: Evening Prayer The Book of Common Prayer
Collect for Evening Prayer
The Collect Lord Jesus, stay with us, for evening is at hand and the day is past; be our companion in the way, kindle our hearts, and awaken hope, that we may know you as you are revealed in Scripture and the breaking of bread. Grant this for the sake of your love. Amen. The…
O Gracious Light – Gloria Patri – The Book of Common Prayer
O Gracious Light Phos hilaron O gracious Light, pure brightness of the everliving Father in heaven, O Jesus Christ, holy and blessed; Now as we come to the setting of the sun, and our eyes behold the vesper light, we sing your praises, O God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. You are worthy at…
The Evening Prayer – Looking at Some of the “Other” Things Written in the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer & Comparing that to Other Evening Prayers and Light versus Darkness
I recently came across a phrase suggesting that other than the well-used “Dirty Pages” of the Book of Common Prayer, most Episcopalians know little about is written in their official book of prayers and services. I decided it was time to check out what else this book contains. At my recent Episcopalian Inquirer’s Class, our…