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The Bishop's Blog

Thoughts and reflections from Bishop John Harvey Taylor

Daily prayer: Take away our hatred

Daily prayer: Take away our hatred

O God, you made us in your own image and redeemed us through Jesus your Son: Look with compassion on the whole human family; take away the arrogance and hatred which infect our hearts; break down...

Daily prayer: John Chrysostom

Daily prayer: John Chrysostom

O God, who gave your servant John Chrysostom grace eloquently to proclaim your righteousness in the great congregation, and fearlessly to bear reproach for the honor of your Name: Mercifully grant...

The witness of the Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde

The witness of the Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde

You never know what you’ll hear during worship. I think about that day in the synagogue in Nazareth. Folks probably hadn’t been expecting anything special. Just another sabbath in a subjugated...

Daily prayer: To answer readily

Daily prayer: To answer readily

Give us grace, O Lord, to answer readily the call of our Savior Jesus Christ and proclaim to all people the Good News of his salvation, that we and the whole world may perceive the glory of his...

Hope in the aftermath of the Eaton Fire

Hope in the aftermath of the Eaton Fire

Even as skies lowered, promising rain and threatening mudslides, hope arose this holy Saturday in the aftermath of the Eaton fire. In conjunction with nearby Vintage Church, All Saints Episcopal...

Caring for everyone amid catastrophe

Caring for everyone amid catastrophe

With all that’s been going on, I felt a little more worried than usual when Kathy left Friday for a couple of days on grandma duty in San Diego. What if something happened during her drive? It’s...

Daily prayer: To make no peace with oppression

Daily prayer: To make no peace with oppression

Almighty God, who created us in your image: Grant us grace fearlessly to contend against evil and to make no peace with oppression; and, that we may reverently use our freedom, help us to employ it...

The Rev. Dick Belliss

The Rev. Dick Belliss

The Rev. Dick Belliss, his friend the Rev. Canon John Saville said Sunday in a lovely homily at his celebration of life, was a “marathon man” — in for the duration as a life-long runner but also as...

Daily prayer: Martin Luther King

Daily prayer: Martin Luther King

Almighty God, by the hand of Moses your servant you led your people out of slavery, and made them free at last: Grant that your church, following the example of your prophet Martin Luther King, may...