The Bishop's Blog

Thoughts and reflections from Bishop John Harvey Taylor

Daily prayer: Thursday in the third week of Lent

Daily prayer: Thursday in the third week of Lent

Keep watch over your Church, O Lord, with your unfailing love; and, since it is grounded in human weakness and cannot maintain itself without your aid, protect it from all danger, and keep it in the...

Daily prayer: Giving ear

Daily prayer: Giving ear

Give ear to our prayers, O Lord, and direct the way of your servants in safety under your protection, that, amid all the changes of our earthly pilgrimage, we may be guarded by your mighty aid;...

Daily prayer: Tuesday in the third week of Lent

Daily prayer: Tuesday in the third week of Lent

O Lord, we beseech you mercifully to hear us; and grant that we, to whom you have given a fervent desire to pray, may, by your mighty aid, be defended and comforted in all dangers and adversities;...

Discernment at the House of Bishops

Discernment at the House of Bishops

A week of discernment about discipleship during our spring House of Bishops meeting in Alabama, which wrapped last night, came down to a core spiritual direction dictum. We have each been...

Daily prayer: Monday in the third week of Lent

Daily prayer: Monday in the third week of Lent

Look upon the heart-felt desires of your humble servants, Almighty God, and stretch forth the right hand of your majesty to be our defense against all our enemies; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who...

Daily prayer: Third Sunday in Lent

Daily prayer: Third Sunday in Lent

Almighty God, you know that we have no power in ourselves to help ourselves: Keep us both outwardly in our bodies and inwardly in our souls, that we may be defended from all adversities which may...

Daily prayer: pardon and peace

Daily prayer: pardon and peace

Grant, most merciful Lord, to your faithful people pardon and peace, that they may be cleansed from all their sins, and serve you with a quiet mind; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and...