The language is frank, trusting, and uninhibited, different from that of the public services in the Book of Common Prayer that “get treated as the Emily Post or Miss Manners of prayer practice, authoritative manuals instructing us in the approved terms of flattery and self-deprecation.” Instead, it is a response to Jesus’ invitation to enter the kingdom of heaven as children.
The more we pray for others, the more we shall pray for ourselves. Praying for others, instead of hindering us in prayer for ourselves, will lead us to pray the more for ourselves. We may perhaps learn, by praying for others, what is meant by prayer, and what its value is, and how to practice it;
But what a difference the vast change in public opinion in 35 years makes.
Science can now tell what it is about the voices of young choiristers that gives us goosebumps. It can tell us how they produce the
Of course my dream would have been that when I said: “We’re going to submit to the Holy See,” everyone would have followed me and done so that the priests, the churches and congregations would do so en bloc, which they haven’t.
Premier Anna Bligh says Queensland is facing a reconstruction effort of post-war proportions as the state battles possibly the worst natural disaster in the country’s history.
O Wondrous giver of the light!
By whose eternal ray serene,
After the lingering hours of night,
The glory of the morn is seen,
“I want us to live up to her expectations. I want our democracy to be as good as she imagined it. All of us – we should do everything we can to make sure this country lives up to our children’s expectations.” . . . .
“We may not be able to stop all evil in the world, but I know that how we treat one another is entirely up to us.”
“Much remains to be done to address the long-term needs for permanent housing, clean water and sanitation, and other basic necessities that will help to restore justice, dignity and peace to the people of Haiti.”
In response to the flooding in Queensland, Australia, Friday will be a world day of prayer for those affected by this disaster.