by Rev. Gary Commins O God, from every corner of creation, you brought together people of every tribe and language and culture and nation, and made them one in your Spirit; breathe your Word into us, enflame us with a passion for peace, and enliven our gifts that we may ever work for the common…
Monthly Archives: October 2009
Liturgical Resources: Easter
by Rev. Gary Commins Risen Lord, with peace you soothed Mary’s grief, forgave Peter’s failure, and restored Thomas’ faith; give us your Spirit to offer peace to all people at all times and in all places that the resurrection begun in you may continue through us until you bring it to fruition on the great…
Liturgical Resources: Lent
by Rev. Gary Commins O God, the Origin of love and Giver of new life, have mercy on us and on our world, that we, consumed by hypocrisy, prejudice, and greed, may be transformed by your Word, and the world, thrashing blindly in despair, may be restored by your Spirit; all this we ask in…
Liturgical Resources: Epiphany
by Rev. Gary Commins Gracious God, you revealed the light to the nations in the star over Bethlehem and in Jesus at his transfiguration; give us grace to perceive your glory in his words and deeds that we may reflect your radiance in all that we say and do. Amen.Blessed are those who are not…
Liturgical Resources: Christmas
by Rev. Gary Commins O God, whose angels sang not to kings but to Mary and the shepherds, give us grace to hear the good news of the Savior’s birth and the great joy of a dawning age. Preserve all children in peace this night, keep them safe from harm, blunt the swords of tyrants,…
Peace Prayers
Please include Peace Prayers in Prayers of the People every Sunday and especially the Sunday closest to Armistice Day, November 11th. Armistice is a cessation or suspension of hostilities by mutual consent. On this day in 1939, the Rev. John Nevin Sayre and others founded the Episcopal Peace Fellowship to pray, study and work for…
Advent Worship Resources
Litany by Rev. Gary Commins O God, you inspired your servants the prophets with visions of a new earth, where wolf and lamb dwell together, where cries and weeping are uttered no more, and where elders are healthy and infants live in safety; inscribe your hopes in our hearts that casting away the works of…
MARYLAND: Cathedral is site for Peace Witness
By Sharon Tillman, September 22, 2009 [Episcopal News Service] On the day designated by the United Nations as the International Day of Peace, the Cathedral of the Incarnation, Baltimore, hosted a Peace Witness, a reading of the names of the American service men and women killed in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2002. It was one of…
