Category Archives: Prayers
Come… Give us Breath
Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life: by George Herbert Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life: Such a way as gives us breath; Such a truth as ends all strife, Such a life as killeth death. Come, my Light, … Continue reading
Measured by Weight
True prayer is measured by weight, not by length. A single groan before God may have more fullness of prayer in it than a fine oration of great length. Charles Spurgeon This resounds with what the Apostle Paul says in … Continue reading
Whatsoever may excite you to love
I till the ancient fields to find hidden seeds that lay dormant there. I have been contemplating a theme that 16th Century Teresa of Avila said about prayer: … we must remember that the business of prayer does not consist … Continue reading
A Pacifist Prayer in a Time of War
“How does a pacifist pray in a time of war?“ By John Peachey First, I reminded myself that Jesus is the full and complete revelation of God and God’s character as a human being. Jesus commands us to love our … Continue reading
We Awaken in Christ’s Body
Astonishing as the assertion is that through the mystery of God’s grace we absolutely, as Saint Paul writes, “put on Christ”—that is, we adopt his holy person even as he adopts our bodily humanity—it is something we generally affirm, despite … Continue reading
The Indigenous Lord’s Prayer
In commemoration of Canada’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. To learn more about First Nations translation of Scripture, go to Indigenous Bible Version. Oh great Father…. release us from the things we have done wrong in the same … Continue reading
Curriculum of the Spiritual Life 