Those of you who know me may or may not know that I’m not a fan of choose-your-own-adventure religion. So this year, as I presided over our own Thanksgiving bounty, I chose a prayer from the book of Puritan prayers called The Valley of Vision (substituting “we” for “I”, etc.): O My God, Thou fairest, […]
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“Lord’s Day Eve” God of the passing hour, Another week has gone and I have been preservedin my going out,in my coming in. Thine has been the vigilance that has turnedthreatened evils aside; Thine the supplies that have nourished me; Thine the comforts that have indulged me; Thine the relations and friends that havedelighted me;
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O LORD MY LORD, This is thy day,the heavenly ordinance of rest,the open door of worshipthe record of Jesus’ resurrection,the seal of the sabbath to come,the day when saints militant and triumphant unite in endless song. I bless thee for the throne of grace,that here free favour reigns;that open access to it is through the
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O LORD,We commune with thee every day,but week days are worldly days,and secular concerns reduce heavenly impressions.We bless thee therefore for the day sacred to our soulswhen we can wait upon thee and be refeshed;We thank thee for the institutions of religionby use of which we draw near to thee and thou to us;We rejoice
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