The Bishop's Blog

Thoughts and reflections from Bishop John Harvey Taylor

Daily prayer: For social justice

Daily prayer: For social justice

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...

Amazing people

Amazing people

,You meet the most amazing people around St. Paul's Commons, Echo Park, including the beloved longtime manager of the Episcopal Community Federal Credit Union, Urla Gomes, finally retiring (or just...

Daily prayer: Joanna, Mary and Salome

Daily prayer: Joanna, Mary and Salome

Almighty God, who revealed the resurrection of your Son to Joanna, Mary, and Salome as they faithfully came bearing myrrh to his tomb: Grant that we too may perceive the presence of the risen Lord...

Daily prayer: A prayer for mission

Daily prayer: A prayer for mission

O God of all, whom the whole heavens adore: Let the whole earth also worship you, all nations obey you, all tongues confess and bless you, and people everywhere love you and serve you in peace;...

Daily prayer: Joseph of Arimathea

Daily prayer: Joseph of Arimathea

Merciful God, whose servant Joseph of Arimathea with reverence and godly fear prepared the body of our Lord and Savior for burial and laid it in his own tomb: Grant to us, your faithful people,...

Daily prayer: Ignatius of Loyola

Daily prayer: Ignatius of Loyola

Almighty God, who called Ignatius of Loyola to the service of your Divine Majesty and to seek you in all things; Give us also the grace to labor without counting the cost and to seek no reward other...

Daily prayer: Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

Daily prayer: Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

O God, the protector of all who trust in you, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: Increase and multiply upon us your mercy; that, with you as our ruler and guide, we may so pass through...

Palestinian Christians in Israel

Palestinian Christians in Israel

“It’s time to solve the crisis instead of managing it, as the United States and Israel usually do,” the Rev. Dr. Fadi Diab said today. “Because 76 years of military occupation is enough.” Rector of...

Daily prayer: Mary and Martha of Bethany

Daily prayer: Mary and Martha of Bethany

O God, your Son Jesus Christ enjoyed rest and refreshment in the home of Mary and Martha of Bethany: Give us the will to love you, open our hearts to hear you, and strengthen our hands to serve you...

Daily prayer: J.S. Bach

Daily prayer: J.S. Bach

Sound out your majesty, O God, and call us to your work; that, like thy servant Johann Sebastian Bach, we might present our lives and our works to your glory alone; through Jesus Christ our Lord,...