The Bishop's Blog
Thoughts and reflections from Bishop John Harvey Taylor
Daily prayer: Easter Thursday
Apr 13, 2023
Almighty and everlasting God, who in the Paschal mystery established the new covenant of reconciliation: Grant that all who have been reborn into the fellowship of Christ's Body may show forth in...
Daily prayer: Easter Wednesday
Apr 12, 2023
O God, whose blessed Son made himself known to his disciples in the breaking of bread: Open the eyes of our faith, that we may behold him in all his redeeming work; who lives and reigns with you, in...
Daily prayer: Easter Tuesday
Apr 11, 2023
O God, who by the glorious resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light: Grant that we, who have been raised with him, may abide in his presence...
Greetings from Idaho
Apr 10, 2023
We’re not in Pasadena anymore! Kathy and I are guests of Elizabeth and Tom Tierney, friends from St John Chrysostom Church days; here in Idaho, they love St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Sun Valley.
Daily Prayer: Easter Monday
Apr 10, 2023
Grant, we pray, Almighty God, that we who celebrate with awe the Paschal feast may be found worthy to attain to everlasting joys; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the...
Easter Day at St. John’s Cathedral
Apr 9, 2023
Preaching the Resurrection. Celebrating Holy Eucharist. Lifting up the ministry of the new St. John's Cathedral interim dean and priest in charge, the Very Rev. Anne Sawyer, who was warmly welcomed...
Daily prayer: Easter 2023
Apr 9, 2023
Almighty God, who through your only-begotten Son Jesus Christ overcame death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life: Grant that we, who celebrate with joy the day of the Lord's resurrection,...
Daily prayer: Holy Saturday
Apr 8, 2023
Holy Saturday is a good day for faithful people in a secularizing time, quiet hours for discerning how to make our way in a Holy Saturday world. In the old Apostle’s Creed, we would says that Jesus...
Good Friday: Fairness and Justice
Apr 7, 2023
Good Friday is a good day to think about fairness and justice, since our Lord Jesus Christ enjoyed neither at human hands. The gospels don’t provide journalistic clarity about what happened. But...
Daily Prayer: Good Friday
Apr 7, 2023
Almighty God, we pray you graciously to behold this your family, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed, and given into the hands of sinners, and to suffer death upon the cross;...
Making the Promise, and Meaning It: An Easter Letter
Apr 6, 2023
My siblings in Christ: It is a blessing and joy to extend greetings to you and all whom you love as we prepare ourselves for Easter Day and Eastertide. I pray that for all of us, the Resurrection...
Daily prayer: Maundy Thursday
Apr 6, 2023
Almighty God, whose dear Son, on the night before he suffered, instituted the Sacrament of his Body and Blood: Mercifully grant that we may receive it thankfully in remembrance of Jesus Christ our...











