Posts Tagged: grace

Pastoral Prayer, Baptism of the Lord, Sunday Epiphany C

     Gracious God, God of grace and glory, you call us to be your people, faithful and courageous.  You created us, male and female, to love you and to love one another.  Through disobedience our love for you became a fear of you.  Let us once again hear your footsteps calling us to follow,… Read more »

Pastoral Prayer, Proper 12 B

Gracious God, who created out of love, you nourish us with words of life and blessing.  Turn our hearts to desire what you desire.  By your spirit, cultivate in us habits of peace and service so that our hands and feet are the hands and feet of Christ. Holy Father, Father of Christ who taught… Read more »

The Most Important Thing

I think I’m finally getting the hang of facebook etiquette.  I’ve discovered that facebook is not the medium through which all discussions are fruitful.  I now understand that any funny picture with commentary like a wrinkly-faced dog saying “Why so sad?” was originally posted on Pinterest, so I should just go there first.  I  also… Read more »