Monthly Archives: August 2014

Getting Even

Posted on August 25, 2014 by themondayprayer

If you seek revenge, dig two graves. —Old Chinese proverb. PRAYER: (from the Lectionary) “Lord of all power and might, the author and giver of all good things: Graft in our hearts the love of your Name; increase in us … Continue reading →

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“You Look Like…”

Posted on August 18, 2014 by themondayprayer

If we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about … Continue reading →

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House of Prayer

Posted on August 11, 2014 by themondayprayer

“It is thus an inherently Christian task to actively work at un-thinking the inevitability of the way things are and to labor accordingly at changing them.” —Jill Carattini, of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries PRAYER: (from the Lectionary) “Almighty God, you … Continue reading →

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Water Walking

Posted on August 4, 2014 by themondayprayer

Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. —C.S. Lewis PRAYER: (from the Lectionary) Grant to us, Lord, we pray, the spirit to think and do always those things that … Continue reading →

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