Prayer: Charles Henry Brent

O God, whose low, sweet song of love is never silent in the souls of men, make us skilled to hear the music of Thy counsels, that, vibrating with Thy message, we may learn to sing to Thee in tones of freedom and responsive joy, and so complete the antiphony that draws earth within the … Read more

Christian Century: My prayer for soldiers

Professor Brian Bantum of Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary shares his prayer for service-members, reflecting the complexity of patriotism, race and national hope: Gracious God, we find ourselves in a world not of our own making, I prayed. Sometimes it feels like we are creatures utterly different from cardinals or the deer that I see every morning. … Read more

Christmas Season

About Christmas ‘The Nativity of the Lord, or the Birthday of Christ commonly called Christmas Day’ is the all-embracing title in the Book of Common Prayer for the solemnity which is second in importance to Easter. Like Easter it is one of the two days in the year which has an octave, eight days during … Read more