by Bob | Jul 8, 2012 | Prayer, Sunday Worship, Valley of Vision, Worship
A Prayer for Sunday Worship: The Valley of Vision Lord, High and holy, meek and lowly, Thou hast brought me to the valley of vision, where I live in the depths but see Thee in the heights; hemmed in by mountains of sin I behold Thy glory. Let me learn by paradox...
by Bob | Jul 1, 2012 | Prayer, Sunday Worship
A Prayer for Sunday Worship: Athanasius’ Dying Prayer On May 2, 373, Athanasius—the famous Bishop of Alexandria and the champion of Trinitarian theology—prayed this prayer on his deathbed. Thou art Jesus, the Son of the Father, Yea, Amen. Thou art He who commandeth...
by Bob | Jun 24, 2012 | Prayer
A Prayer for Sunday Worship: Pray without Ceasing G. K. Chesterton exemplifies what it means to “pray without ceasing.” “You say grace before meals. All right. But I say grace before the play and the opera, And grace before the concert and pantomime, And grace...
by Bob | Jun 10, 2012 | Prayer, Sunday Worship, Valley of Vision
A Prayer for Sunday Worship: Confession and Petition “Holy Lord, I have sinned times without number, and been guilty of pride and unbelief, of failure to find Thy mind in Thy Word, of neglect to seek Thee in my daily life. My transgressions and short-comings present...
by Bob | Jun 3, 2012 | Lament, Prayer, Psalms of Lament, Sunday Worship
A Prayer for Sunday Worship: The Dark Night of the Soul For the past several months, each Sunday I have shared A Prayer for Sunday Worship. Often they are biblical prayers. Frequently they are biblical or historical praises. Today I share a lament. Some might wonder,...