liturgy
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What silent prayer feels like
I’ve been practicing silent prayer for a number of years now, and I’ve learned that there is a difference between prayer, focus, and calming down. In other words, being quiet doesn’t automatically mean that we’re praying. Sometimes it means that… Continue reading
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Praying together in the second person
“You” is the most important word in Christian prayer. Wait a second. “You”? What about “God”? What about “Christ”? What about “Jesus”? Yes, these are important words in Christian prayer, and the name “Jesus” certainly has its magnificent and eternal… Continue reading
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Children, prayer, and song
Today marks the second day of summer break for my kids, and so for two months they will be much more a part of my daily work- and prayer-life. Yesterday, I met a few parishioners at a coffee shop to… Continue reading
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Holding as prayer
Just before my first daughter was born, a friend gave me a small book called “Holding your baby.” It was a book of prayer and devotions to be read by a parent in the first days of their lives. It… Continue reading
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Red-tinted conifers and the darkness of God
When I was in high school, I hated going to church. It’s not that I wasn’t Christian, though I have to say that it wasn’t until college of when teaching abroad that I really gave honest, mature thought to the… Continue reading
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Remembering Ordination
This past Monday was the 6th anniversary of my ordination to the priesthood. The date of December 11th, 2017 doesn’t sound all that long ago until I think about how old I was and how old my children were: I… Continue reading
Incense and Crayons 