The Bishop's Blog
Thoughts and reflections from Bishop John Harvey Taylor
Daily prayer: Gregory Hines
Feb 14, 2026
God of light, light hearts, and light feet, on the 80th anniversary of his birth, we remember our Valentine the late Gregory Hines, dancer, actor, singer, and choreographer, who began to tap his way...
Daily prayer: Absalom Jones
Feb 13, 2026
Set us free, heavenly God, from every bond of prejudice and fear; that, honoring the steadfast courage of your servant Absalom Jones, we may show forth in our lives the reconciling love and true...
Hotel Housekeeping
Feb 13, 2026
You wouldn’t think that that hotel housekeepers would be among the up to 100 million U.S. jobs that AI is expected to eliminate in the next 10 years. These jobs were supposed to be safe. We don’t...
Daily prayer: NAACP
Feb 12, 2026
Gracious God, sitting with his friends on the mountaintop in Galilee, your Son said, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” By your grace, may your...
Equal Justice Initiative Legacy Sites in Alabama
Feb 12, 2026
Attorney and justice equity advocate Bryan Stevenson didn't wait for the government to create museums and monuments detailing the sins of slavery and its aftermath. He did it himself and made them...
Daily prayer: Nelson Mandela
Feb 11, 2026
Gracious God, your Son promised that everything freed on earth would be freed in heaven and warned that things bound on earth might be bound in heaven: On this day 36 years ago, after 27 years of...
History and commemoration in Alabama
Feb 10, 2026
If you want to learn the true history of the sin of enslavement in the United States, come to Alabama, in the heart of the old confederacy. On the federal level, Trump and Hegseth are whitewashing...
Daily prayer: Grace Towns Hamilton
Feb 10, 2026
Gracious God, on this, the 119th anniversary of her birth, we give you thanks for the life and witness of Grace Towns Hamilton, who in 1966 became the first women of African descent elected to the...
National Association of Episcopal Schools in Montgomery, Alabama
Feb 10, 2026
I’m on the way to Montgomery, Alabama to attend an equity and justice conference organized by the National Association of Episcopal Schools. Back in the day, I served two terms on the NAES governing...
Daily prayer: Satchel Paige
Feb 9, 2026
Set us free, O God, from the bondage of our sins, and give us the liberty of that abundant life which you have made known to us in your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you, in...
Returning to the golden rule
Feb 9, 2026
It’s now the general practice in Washington to wear gold lapel and necklace crosses while flouting the golden rule, which teaches that one should act toward others as one wants to be treated....
Visiting St. Michael’s Episcopal Church/Iglesia San Miguel Arcángel in Anaheim
Feb 8, 2026
When I sat down to lunch today during my visitation at St. Michael's Episcopal Church/Iglesia San Miguel Arcángel in Anaheim, the man at my left said ICE had captured his son and incarcerated him in...











