Archive for June 2013
Above: Good Samaritan Health and Wellness Center, Jasper, Georgia, April 22, 2013
Image Source = Bill Monk, Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta
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Words (1916) by Howell Elvet Lewis (1860-1953), a Welsh Congregationalist minister
Hymn Source = The Church Hymnary (1927), of several Presbyterian denominations
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1. Lord of light, whose name outshineth
All the stars and suns of space,
Deign to make us Thy co-workers
In the Kingdom of Thy grace;
Use us to fulfil Thy purpose
In the gift of Christ Thy Son:
Father, as in highest heaven,
So on earth Thy will be done.
2. By the toil of lowly workers
In some far outlying field;
By the courage where the radiance
Of the Cross is still revealed;
By the victories of meekness,
Through reproach and suffering won,–
Father, as in highest heaven,
So on earth Thy will be done.
3. Grant that knowledge, still increasing,
At Thy feet may lowly kneel;
With Thy grace our triumphs hallow,
With Thy charity our zeal;
Lift the nations from the shadows
To the gladness of the sun:
Father, as in highest heaven,
So on earth Thy will be done.
4. By the prayers of faithful watchmen,
Never silent day or night;
By the Cross of Jesus bringing
Peace to men, and healing light;
By the love that passeth knowledge,
Making all Thy children one:
Father, as in highest heaven,
So on earth Thy will be done.
Above: Baptism at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Dalton, Georgia, June 16, 2013
Image Source = Bill Monk, Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta
Words by George Croly (1780-1860)
Hymn Source = The Church Hymnary (1927), of various Old World Presbyterian denominations
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1. Spirit of God, descend upon my heart;
Wean it from earth; through all its pulses move;
Stoop to my weakness, mighty as Thou art,
And make me love Thee as I ought to love.
2. I ask no dream, no prophet-ecstasies,
No sudden rending of the veil of clay,
No angel-visitant, no opening skies;
But take the dimness of my soul away.
3. Hast Thou not bed me love Thee, God and King–
All, all Thine own, soul, heart, and strength, and mind?
I see Thy Cross–there teach my heart to cling:
O let me seek Thee, and O let me find!
4. Teach me to feel that Thou art always nigh;
Teach me the struggles of the soul to bear,
To check the rising doubt, the rebel sigh;
Teach me the patience of unanswered prayer.
5. Teach me to love Thee as Thine angels love,
One holy passion filling all my frame–
The baptism of the heaven-descended Dove,
My heart an altar, and Thy love the flame.
Above: The Right Reverend Robert C. Wright, Bishop of Atlanta, Confirms at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Dalton, Georgia, June 16, 2013
Image Source = Bill Monk, Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta
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Words by Edwin Hatch (1835-1889), Anglican Priest, Oxford Academic, and Church Historian
Hymn Source = The Church Hymnary (1927), of various Presbyterian denominations
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1. Breathe on me, Breath of God;
Fill me with life anew,
That I may love what Thou dost love,
And do what Thou wouldst do.
2. Breathe on me, Breath of God,
Until my heart is pure,
Until with Thee I will one will,
To do and to endure.
3. Breathe on me, Breath of God,
Till I am wholly Thine,
Until this earthly part of me
Glows with Thy fire divine.
4. Breathe on me, Breath of God;
So shall I never die,
But live with Thee the perfect life
Of Thine eternity.
Above: Trinity Episcopal Church, Columbus, Georgia, April 28, 2013
Image Source = Bill Monk, Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta
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Hymn Source = The Hymnal 1982 , of The Episcopal Church
Words by Reginald Heber (1783-1826); published posthumously in 1827
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Bread of the world, in mercy broken,
Wine of the soul, in mercy shed,
by whom the words of life were spoken,
and in whose death, our sins are dead:
look on the heart by sorrow broken,
look on the tears by sinners shed;
and be thy feast to us the token
that by thy grace our souls are fed.
Above: Laurence Houseman, November 12, 1915
Photograph Created by the Bain News Service
Image Source =Library of Congress
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Reproduction Number =LC-USZ62-105335
Laurence Housman (1865-1959) , novelist, dramatist, poet, and illustrator, supported causes which were radical for the time (some still are, in places): Socialism, pacifism, and voting rights for women.
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When Christ Was Born in Bethlehem:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2013/06/17/when-christ-was-born-in-bethlehem/
Father Eternal, Ruler of Creation:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2013/06/17/father-eternal-ruler-of-creation/
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Above: Christ Pantocrator
Hymn Source = The Hymnal 1940 , of The Episcopal Church
Words (1919) by Laurence Housman (1865-1959)
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1. Father eternal, Ruler of creation,
Spirit of life, which moved ere form was made,
Through the thick darkness covering every nation,
Light to man’s blindness, O be thou our aid:
Thy kingdom come, O Lord, thy will be done.
2. Races and peoples, lo, we stand divided,
And, sharing not our griefs, no joy can share;
By wars and tumults love is mocked, derided;
His conquering cross no kingdom wills to bear:
Thy kingdom come, O Lord, thy will be done.
3. Envious of heart, blind-eyed, with tongues confounded,
Nation by nation still goes unforgiven,
In wrath and fear, by jealousies surrounded,
Building proud towers which shall not reach to heaven:
Thy kingdom come, O Lord, thy will be done.
4. Lust of possession worketh desolations;
There is no meekness in the sons of earth;
Led by no star, the rulers of the nations
Still fail to bring us to the blissful birth:
Thy kingdom come, O Lord, thy will be done.
5. How shall we love thee, holy hidden Being,
If we love not the world which thou hast made?
O give us brother-love for better seeing
Thy Word made flesh, and in a manger laid.
Thy kingdom come, O Lord, thy will be done.
Above: Live Nativity Scene, St. Teresa’s Episcopal Church, Acworth, Georgia, December 22, 2012
Image Source = Bill Monk, Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta
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Hymn Source = The Hymnal 1940 , of The Episcopal Church
Words (1906) by Laurence Housman (1865-1959)
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1. When Christ was born in Bethlehem,
Fair peace on earth to bring,
In lowly sate of love he came
To be the children’s king.
2. And round him, then, a holy band
Of children blest was born,
Fair guardians of his throne to stand
Attendant night and morn.
3. And unto them this grace was given
A Saviour’s name to own,
And die for him who out of heaven
Had found on earth a throne.
4. O blessed babes of Bethlehem,
Who died to save our King,
Ye share the martyrs’ diadem,
And in their anthems sing.
5. Your lips, on earth that never spake,
Now sound the eternal word;
And in the courts of love ye make
Your children’s voices heard.
6. Lord Jesus Christ, eternal Child,
Make thou our childhood thine;
That we with thee the meek and mild
May share the love divine.
Above: The Author on Sunday Afternoon, June 16, 2013
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God of graciousness,
yesterday I looked at images of myself and noticed light-colored hairs at my temples.
I have been aware of them for some time, of course,
but something about that image made a great impression on me.
I am aging yet am inwardly much younger than I look
while I am wiser for experiences over time.
Thank you for such wisdom combined with inner youthfulness.
May I use them for your glory and the benefit of others, not just myself. Amen.
KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR
JUNE 17, 2013 COMMON ERA
THE FEAST OF SAINTS TERESA AND MAFALDA OF PORTUGAL, PRINCESSES, QUEENS, AND NUNS; AND OF SAINT SANCHIA OF PORTUGAL, PRINCESS AND NUN
THE FEAST OF SAINT EMILY DE VIALAR, FOUNDER OF THE SISTERS OF SAINT JOSEPH OF THE APPARITION
THE FEAST OF SAMUEL AND HENRIETTA BARNETT, ENGLISH SOCIAL REFORMERS
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http://blogatheologica.wordpress.com/2013/06/17/a-prayer-of-thanksgiving-for-increased-wisdom-with-age/
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Above: George Herbert
George Herbert (1593-1630) was a poet and priest of the Church of England.
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King of Glory, King of Peace:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2010/11/01/king-of-glory-king-of-peace/
Come, My Way, My Truth, My Life:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2013/06/09/come-my-way-my-truth-my-life/
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