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Tag Archives: prayer
A Shabbat Prayer
WHERE HAS this week vanished? Is it lost for ever? Will I ever recover anything from it? The joy of life, the unexpected victory, the realized hope, the task accomplished? Will I ever be able to banish the memory of … Continue reading
Sitting in the Dark
9 PM. Lights out. I’m not good about going to bed on time. I’m not good about saving the environment. I’m not good about following through on prayers that I promise. I’m not even good about marking “attending” on … Continue reading
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Tagged coal, energy, environment, mining accident, prayer, Upper Big Branch, West Virginia
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Midnight Office — 5/12 pages in (still)
*Yawn.* My brain shuts off after a point, and evidently so does my body. I divided my paper into five sections and got the first two written last night when I decided to start formatting the citations on those sections. … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Prayer
Tagged canonical hours, Midnight Office, paper, prayer, procrastination, Psalm 119, seminary, sleep, UMC
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Praying the hours…
I have 11 pages to write in 22 hours. I have never done this before. I think I’m going to turn into a monk and use this as an opportunity to pray the hours. All of them.
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Tagged desperation, paper, prayer, procrastination, school, seminary
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Lenten Discipline: Giving Up Facebook
I am giving up Facebook for Lent. My “Mardi Gras” has been to binge on facebook stalking, and now I’ve just de-activated my account to show how much I love the Lord. I did this last year, but kept my … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Year, Lent
Tagged Christian youtube, discipline, facebook, Lent, prayer
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