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The Bishop's Blog

Thoughts and reflections from Bishop John Harvey Taylor

Daily prayer: Gregory Hines

Daily prayer: Gregory Hines

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

Daily prayer: Absalom Jones

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

Hotel Housekeeping

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

Daily prayer: NAACP

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

Equal Justice Initiative Legacy Sites in Alabama

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

Daily prayer: Nelson Mandela

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

History and commemoration in Alabama

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

Daily prayer: Grace Towns Hamilton

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...

Daily prayer: Satchel Paige

Daily prayer: Satchel Paige

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

Returning to the golden rule

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....