03.31.09
Agnus Dei
O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.
O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.
O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, grant us thy peace.
trans. from Latin:
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona nobis pacem.
03.30.09
prayer of confession
For your Name’s sake, O Lord, forgive my sin, for it is great.
Help me, O Lord my God, save me for your mercy’s sake.
- Psalm 25:10 & 109:25
03.27.09
The Prayer Appointed for the Week
03.26.09
Spiritual Blessings
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will – to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. Eph. 1: 3-6
03.24.09
Give Praise
Hallelujah! Praise the Name of the Lord,
give praise, you servants of the Lord,
Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good,
sing praises to his Name, for it is lovely.
For I know that the Lord is great,
and that our Lord is above all gods.
- Psalm 135:1ff
03.23.09
the glory due his Name
Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his Name,
worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.
-Psalm 29:2
03.20.09
Litany of Creation
Today we welcome autumn in the Southern Hemisphere and spring in the Northern Hemisphere.
God, your world is translucent,
Through all creation your glory shines.
God, all of life reflects your creative presence and sustaining love.
God, we see you in the wind and calm,
We see you in the sun and moon.
God, all of life reflects your creative presence and sustaining love.
God, we hear you in the song of birds and bees,
We hear you in the crash of waves and waterfalls,
God, all of life reflects your creative presence and sustaining love.
God, we feel you in warmth of sun and cold of ice,
We feel you in the richness of soil and softness of fur.
God, all of life reflects your creative presence and sustaining love.
God, we smell you in the perfume of rose and jasmine,
We smell you in the aroma of fresh cut apple and peach.
God, all of life reflects your creative presence and sustaining love.
God, we see you in the rich abundance of the harvest,
God, we hear you in the voices of those who enjoy its bounty.
God, all of life reflects your creative presence and sustaining love.
God, we feel you in the care of those with whom we share its generosity,
God, we know you in your love and care for all creation.
God, all of life reflects your creative presence and sustaining love.
Excerpt from “Litany of Creation”
Taken from A Journey Into Wholeness (Lenten Guide 2009) by Christine Sine
http://msainfo.org/articles/a-journey-into-wholeness-lenten-reflection-guide
03.19.09
The Scottish Confession of Faith, 1560
Of the Creation of Man (Article 2)
We confess and acknowledge this our God to have created man (to wit, our first father Adam) to his own image and similitude, to whom he gave wisdom, lordship, justice, free will, and clear knowledge of himself; so that in the whole nature of man there could be noted no imperfection:[1] from which honour and perfection man and woman did both fall; the woman being deceived by the serpent, and man obeying the voice of the woman: both conspiring against the Sovereign Majesty of God, who in expressed words had before threatened death, if they presumed to eat of the forbidden tree.[2]
1. Gen. 1:26-28; Col. 3:10; Eph. 4:24.
2. Gen. 3:6; 2:17.
Prayer of Reverence
Father Almighty, we believe you are the one and only true God; Creator of the heavens and earth and all that is within them. We revere your holy name. Enable us to walk humbly before you.
03.17.09
full of compassion
The Lord is full of compassion and mercy,
slow to anger
and of great kindness.
- Psalm 103:8
03.16.09
Stand in Awe
Let all the earth fear the Lord,
let all who dwell in the world stand in awe of him.
- Psalm 33:8
