The Bishop’s Blog

Daily Prayer: September 11
God of peace, justice, and righteousness, we pray today for the victims of the attacks of September 11, 2001, for the heroic people who rushed to...

Visiting Santa Barbara congregations
Not long ago the Rev. Elizabeth Molitors, for nearly six years the innovative, upbeat, "West Wing"-loving rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in...

Daily prayer: For those threatened by fire
God of the sun and the moon, the wind and the rain, we pray this morning for all firefighters and residents in danger from wildfires this hot, dry...

Prayers for those in the path of wildfires
We’ve been praying this weekend and today for all Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles folks threatened by fire, especially St. Richard’s in Lake...

Daily prayer: Mary, mother of Jesus
God in heaven, by your grace the virgin mother of your incarnate Son was blessed in bearing him, but still more blessed in keeping your word: Grant...