She ends this chapter with the promise that God does make: “he will keep us close, even in darkness, in doubt, in fear and in vulnerability. He promises that we will not be left alone. He will keep watch with us in the night.”
Prayer in the Night – Keep Watch, Dear Lord: Pain and Presence, pt.2 Read More »
The question, therefore, that we must face is “How do we trust a God who does not stop [bad things] from happening? How do we dare ask him to keep watch?”
Prayer in the Night – Keep Watch, Dear Lord: Pain and Presence, pt.1 Read More »
When we pray the prayers we’ve been given by the church – the prayers of the psalmist and the saints, the Lord’s Prayer, the Daily Office – we pray beyond what we can know, believe, or drum up ourselves.
Prayer in the Night – Finding Compline: Nightfall Read More »
As I prayed that night, I wanted to believe the things I proclaimed: that God knew and loved me, that this terrible moment, too, would be redeemed. I believed it and I didn’t. Reaching for this old prayer service was an act of hope.
Prayer in the Night – The Prologue Read More »
In her book, Rev. Warren seeks to guide us into a very heart-centered experiential contemplation of our relationship with God, even when it seems that God may be absent.
Prayer in the Night – An Introduction Read More »
A Preview of our studies for 2023. We hope you can join us at 6pm every Tuesday in 2023 beginning January 10.
The carol instructs us to listen – not to do, not to speak, not to plan – but to simply listen to the Good News of the birth of the Savior, and to simply listen to the angelic praises being sung.
Carols of Christmas – “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” pt.2 Read More »
Like Whitfield’s ignoring Wesley’s instructions concerning words, so Cummings ignored Mendelssohn’s directions concerning music. Therefore, for Christmas 1856, Cummings put Wesley’s words (as amended by Whitfield) to Mendelssohn’s tune, thus giving us the Christmas carol that we sing today.
Carols of Christmas – “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” pt.1 Read More »
Christmas is not simply a historical event that happened in a land far away a long time ago but is an event that actively and presently occurs in your life and throughout the Church here and now.
Carols of Christmas – “O Little Town of Bethlehem” pt.2 Read More »
Just before Christmas 1868, Brooks wrote this carol about his experience that Christmas Eve night in Bethlehem. Brooks intended the carol to be sung by the children’s choir that Christmas.
Carols of Christmas – “O Little Town of Bethlehem” pt.1 Read More »
