by Peter James | Feb 14, 2024 | Mozarabic Liturgy
Loving people is hard enough, but loving our enemies is darn near impossible. One of my challenges in praying for enemies is that my mind jumps the tracks to dredge up old hurts and resentments. Tell me if this does not happen to you! When Jesus commands his...
by Peter James | Feb 13, 2024 | Litany of St. Cyril
It’s a rare textile fabric from the fifth century depicting a bearded, middle-aged man at prayer. His manner is distinctive–arms raised, elbows to the sides of his body, and hands open to God. It’s a posture known as orans, a Latin word that...
by Peter James | Feb 12, 2024 | Johann Habermann
Prayers from the Cloud is a compilation of other peoples’ prayers. My premise is that praying other people’s prayers enlarges our prayer life. That’s why pastors took the trouble to write prayer books–to teach their people how to pray. While...
by Peter James | Feb 11, 2024 | Duke Ellington
Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson‘s stirring rendition of “Come Sunday” prompted two clergymen to write Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (1899-1974) to do a sacred music concert at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. Duke promised to pray about it....
by Peter James | Feb 10, 2024 | Puritan Prayer
If God knows what we have done wrong, why must we confess our sins? Consider what novelist Frederick Buechner writes on the subject, “To confess your sins to God is not to tell God anything God doesn’t know. Until you confess them, however, they are the...
