The Bishop's Blog
Daily prayer: For deliverance
Stir up your power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and, because we are sorely hindered by our sins, let your bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver us; through Jesus Christ...
Daily Prayer: St. John of the Cross
Judge eternal, throned in splendor, who gave John of the Cross strength of purpose and faith that sustained him even through the dark night of the soul: Shed your light on all who love you, in unity...
Daily prayer: To overcome the barriers between us
Grant, O God, that your holy and life-giving Spirit may so move every human heart, that barriers which divide us may crumble, suspicions disappear, and hatreds cease; that our divisions being...
Daily prayer: For progress towards justice and peace
O God of all mercies, who placed your people under the singular protection of your Son's most holy Mother, grant that all who invoke the Blessed Virgin of Guadalupe, may seek with ever more lively...
Daily prayer: For Christian unity
Gracious and Almighty God, the Acts of the Apostles claims that at the beginning of the Christian movement, all the believers were together in one place, glorifying you and committing themselves to...
Daily prayer: for those affected by wind and fires
Loving God, we pray this morning for all in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles suffering from the wind emergency, including 25 staff and family members without power at Camp Stevens, those at St....
Amazing people in mid-December
You meet the most amazing people around the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, including the Rev. Jo Ann Cole-Weeks, retired vicar at Grace Episcopal Church in Moreno Valley as well as a retired...
Daily prayer: For help to heal the neglected
Almighty and most merciful God, we remember before you all poor and neglected persons whom it would be easy for us to forget: the homeless and the destitute, the old and the sick, the immigrant...
Immigration solidarity at St. Paul’s Commons
Over 100 religious leaders and community organizers jammed the Great Hall of St. Paul's Commons, Echo Park on Sunday afternoon, a vanguard of compassion and expertise supporting immigrant workers...
An honorable mention for Archbishop Justin Welby
Critics of Justin Welby, the 105th and outgoing archbishop of Canterbury, give him poor marks for empathy. As a member of The Episcopal Church, which Welby restored to full standing in the Anglican...
Daily prayer: To forsake sin
Merciful God, who sent your messengers the prophets to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salvation: Give us grace to heed their warnings and forsake our sins, that we may greet with joy...
Daily prayer: Ambros of Milan
O God, who gave your servant Ambrose grace eloquently to proclaim your righteousness in the great congregation, and fearlessly to bear reproach for the honor of your Name: Mercifully grant to all...