The Bishop's Blog
Thoughts and reflections from Bishop John Harvey Taylor
Daily prayer: Thursday in the third week of Lent
Mar 16, 2023
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...
A (second) service of lament, hope, and call to action
Mar 15, 2023
Nearly 80 gathered for dinner and worship this evening at Christ The Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in historic Leimert Park in south Los Angeles for the second in a series of Lenten services of...
Daily prayer: Giving ear
Mar 15, 2023
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;...
A ‘moment of discipleship’ at the House of Bishops
Mar 14, 2023
“This Moment of Discipleship” was the theme of our House of Bishops retreat, wrapping up Monday night at Camp McDowell, deep in the Alabama countryside. In his opening sermon last Wednesday,...
Daily prayer: Tuesday in the third week of Lent
Mar 14, 2023
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
Mar 14, 2023
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
Mar 13, 2023
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
Mar 12, 2023
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
Mar 11, 2023
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...
Daily prayer: National Memorial for Peace & Justice, Alabama
Mar 10, 2023
Grant, O Lord, that as your Son Jesus Christ prayed for his enemies on the cross, so we may have grace to forgive those who wrongfully or scornfully use us, that we ourselves may be able to receive...
House of Bishops visits the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery
Mar 9, 2023
Like the prophets he quotes with ease, Bryan Stevenson, raised in the AME Church, embodies the irresistible moral authority of a singular vision of justice. On retreat through next Monday in...
Daily prayer: At the House of Bishops meeting in Alabama
Mar 9, 2023
O God, you so loved the world that you gave your only-begotten Son to reconcile earth with heaven: Grant that we, loving you above all things, may love our friends in you, and our enemies for your...