Another Prayer for Ascension & Pentecost

I cannot remember if I posted this prayer before but as it seemed to be an appropriate one for the season I did not think that you would mind if I posted it again as it affirms both the ascension of Christ and God’s new resurrection created world.  It is part of the evening prayers [...]

A Prayer for Pentecost

Here is a litany adapted from the morning and evening prayers that we use at the Mustard Seed House.  I think that it is an appropriate one to use for Pentecost
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God, the light of your Spirit has fallen upon us, 
The seal of your ownership is on us,
You have placed the Holy Spirit in our hearts.
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Pentecost is Coming

May 31st is Pentecost Sunday but for a number of reasons I have been thinking a lot about Pentecost this last week
First because Saturday is Pentecost Seattle, a gathering of leaders from  Mainline, Evangelical, Emergent, Catholic groups co creating an event around the theme of what Faith and Justice looks like in Seattle.  We are [...]

What Shapes Your Spirituality?

 
 
 
Last week I wrote a post on New Realities Shaping Spirituality in the 21st Century.  Since then I have been thinking a lot about the forces that shape spirituality for all of us in this global village in which we live.  These thoughts have been spurred on by the fact that Pentecost is only a [...]

Easter Guide Is Here

In my initial Easter post An Invitation to join me in getting ready for lent and Easter I mentioned that I was inspired by NT Wright’s observation that:
If Calvary means putting to death things in your life that need killing off if you are to flourish as a Christian and as a truly human being, then [...]

More Lenten Reflections for Weeks 1 & 2

Here are links to today’s reflections on Lent.
Eric: I Searched for Grace
Banu Moore: Community At Bargain Prices
MH Morgan: Healing Our Inner Brokenness
And please keep in mind that if you would like to contribute reflections but do not have a blog then you can email them to me and I will post them [...]

Pentecost & Ascension Day

Today is Ascension Day – the day on which we commemorate Jesus ascension into heaven where he now sits at the right hand of God. For me this day is closely associated with Pentecost and the coming of the Holy Spirit which we celebrate next week. Here is a liturgy I wrote [...]

Pentecost

A number of people have asked me about the pentecost icon I used in a previous post. It is a contemporary Coptic icon. The best collection of pentecost art I have found is at Biblical-Art.com Here are some of my favourites.

Pentecost is Coming

The day of Pentecost, fifty days after Easter, celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit and the birth of the church. I wanted to get in early with this because I have some suggestions on things to do at the end that you might like to think about as some of them need some [...]

“My Peace I leave with you”

One of my tasks each month is to write a liturgy for the MSA newsletter (Seed Sampler). One of the things I love about this task is that it ensures I take time each month for reflection and prayer that revolves around social or spiritual issues we face in our world. This last [...]