I did the BCP morning prayers just now...I actually prayed all 4 offices yesterday - that was big for me. I programmed my phone to remind me when it is time for prayers and that helped to prompt me to stop and do them. I'm loving the advent readings. Isaiah is amazing.
I did the morning office of the Divine hours. I was distracted and couldn’t concentrate well. The readings seemed more flowery than normal which sort-of caused my mind to wonder. However, as with other tiny sacrifices, it felt good to muscle through, and spend that little bit of time in that way.
Getting on a plane early tomorrow, would covet your prayers.
I did the daily office this morning. Nothing major to report, although I made it to 3 of the 4 prayers yesterday. I'm startingt to get back in the groove.
I did the BCP hours this morning. Yesterday I hit all 4 of the offices.
In the Psalm today, it was talking about the wicked - about how they recite God's statues and then throw them behind their backs. They join up with the thief and adulterer and become like them. Then they use their mouths for all kinds of wickedness and slander. Then there was this curious phrase:
21 These things you have done, and I kept still, * and you thought that I am like you."
"And you thought that I am like you." That's the phrase that got to me. I'm preaching about this concept this week a little bit. How much have we just done whatever we want and then convinced ourselves that God is like that...got me thinking.
I did 2 of 4 of my daily prayers yesterday. I just did the morning office and hope to get all 4 today. I hope to do my Friday Confessions sometime before the weekend is over!
I confess to missing Friday confessions again this week. Christmas crams so many extra things into my schedule and I’ve been putting most of it off to the last minute – Friday was a last minute kind of a day. I’m glad to get to confess this morning, though.
I confess to feeling a great confidence in the power of God in my life right now. It’s hard to explain, but I’m feeling a sense of protection and provision right now. I confess that I’m more consciously aware of how dependent upon God I am for everything in my life – health, relationships, protection from temptation, a job, a family who is true to me and true to God, a loving community of faith – and how fragile it all is.
I confess to being bothered by small crowds at our church. I confess that this may or may not be from God, but it is how I feel. I confess that I have a desire to see our church grow and prosper so that we can be salt and light to the world.
I confess to being a little nervous about spending time with my family after the Thanksgiving debacle. Hopefully Christmas will bring a sense of grace to the whole situation – I need it for sure.
I confess that I’m looking forward to Christmas Eve like I never have before and I think it’s because I actually did Advent this year.
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I did the BCP hours this morning - I'm hopeful that I'll be praying all day.
I did the BCP morning prayers just now...I actually prayed all 4 offices yesterday - that was big for me. I programmed my phone to remind me when it is time for prayers and that helped to prompt me to stop and do them. I'm loving the advent readings. Isaiah is amazing.
I did the morning office of the Divine hours. I was distracted and couldn’t concentrate well. The readings seemed more flowery than normal which sort-of caused my mind to wonder. However, as with other tiny sacrifices, it felt good to muscle through, and spend that little bit of time in that way.
Getting on a plane early tomorrow, would covet your prayers.
M
Hey Friends,
I did the daily office this morning. Nothing major to report, although I made it to 3 of the 4 prayers yesterday. I'm startingt to get back in the groove.
I did the BCP hours this morning. Yesterday I hit all 4 of the offices.
In the Psalm today, it was talking about the wicked - about how they recite God's statues and then throw them behind their backs. They join up with the thief and adulterer and become like them. Then they use their mouths for all kinds of wickedness and slander. Then there was this curious phrase:
21 These things you have done, and I kept still, *
and you thought that I am like you."
"And you thought that I am like you." That's the phrase that got to me. I'm preaching about this concept this week a little bit. How much have we just done whatever we want and then convinced ourselves that God is like that...got me thinking.
Peace,
I did 2 of 4 of my daily prayers yesterday. I just did the morning office and hope to get all 4 today. I hope to do my Friday Confessions sometime before the weekend is over!
peace,
-t
Friday Confessional (Monday Morning…again)
I confess to missing Friday confessions again this week. Christmas crams so many extra things into my schedule and I’ve been putting most of it off to the last minute – Friday was a last minute kind of a day. I’m glad to get to confess this morning, though.
I confess to feeling a great confidence in the power of God in my life right now. It’s hard to explain, but I’m feeling a sense of protection and provision right now. I confess that I’m more consciously aware of how dependent upon God I am for everything in my life – health, relationships, protection from temptation, a job, a family who is true to me and true to God, a loving community of faith – and how fragile it all is.
I confess to being bothered by small crowds at our church. I confess that this may or may not be from God, but it is how I feel. I confess that I have a desire to see our church grow and prosper so that we can be salt and light to the world.
I confess to being a little nervous about spending time with my family after the Thanksgiving debacle. Hopefully Christmas will bring a sense of grace to the whole situation – I need it for sure.
I confess that I’m looking forward to Christmas Eve like I never have before and I think it’s because I actually did Advent this year.
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