The Bishop's Blog
Thoughts and reflections from Bishop John Harvey Taylor
Daily prayer: For the presence of God
Oct 11, 2024
Visit this place, O Lord, and drive far from it all snares of the enemy; let your holy angels dwell with us to preserve us in peace; and let your blessing be upon us always; through Jesus Christ our...
Daily prayer: For peace in Jerusalem
Oct 10, 2024
Holy and living God, we know you only by your story. Yahweh, Christ, Allah – you live in our hearts by faith feeding on remembrance of narratives our forebears handed down. In your holy city of...
Daily prayer: Robert Grosseteste
Oct 9, 2024
O God, who raised up your faithful servant Robert Grosseteste to be a bishop and pastor in your church and to feed your flock: Give abundantly to all pastors the gifts of your Holy Spirit, that they...
Daily prayer: For those in the paths of hurricanes
Oct 8, 2024
Gracious God, we pray for all those in the path of Hurricane Milton, expected to make landfall late Wednesday on Florida's west coast, even as our neighbors continue to contend with Helene's...
Daily prayer: Giving thanks for freedom
Oct 7, 2024
Gracious God, forgive us the presumption of believing you to be pleased when your people are free — to decide who governs them, to live as they are and they wish, and, by grace, to devote themselves...
Visiting family, and happenings in NYC
Oct 6, 2024
The nine Star Wars movies culminate when a heroic character named Rey, on the verge of vanquishing evil, says, “I’m all the Jedi.” At our family wedding on Saturday, seven-year-old elder...
Daily prayer: For God’s mercy
Oct 6, 2024
Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we to pray, and to give more than we either desire or deserve: Pour upon us the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those...
Daily prayer: For unity of the church
Oct 5, 2024
Draw your Church together, O God, into one great company of disciples, together following our Lord Jesus Christ into every walk of life, together serving him in his mission to the world, and...
Travels on the Storm King Highway
Oct 5, 2024
This time of year, or just a few weeks later, Richard Nixon, who in his exilic retirement lived in northern New Jersey, liked to drive up state route 9 along the Hudson River to see the fall...
Daily prayer: For refreshment and peace
Oct 4, 2024
O God, in the course of this busy life, give us times of refreshment and peace; and grant that we may so use our leisure to rebuild our bodies and renew our minds, that our spirits may be opened to...
Daily prayer: For the Church
Oct 3, 2024
Almighty and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole body of your faithful people is governed and sanctified: Receive our supplications and prayers which we offer before you for all members of...
Daily prayer: Saint Remigius
Oct 2, 2024
Almighty God, who by your servant Remigius spread the truth of the gospel and the fullness of the catholic faith: Grant that we who glory in the name of Christian may show forth our faith in worthy...