Passing Through Things Temporal
Proper 12 The Sunday closest to July 27
O God, the protector of all that trust in thee, without whom
nothing is strong, nothing is holy: Increase and multiply
upon us thy mercy; that, thou being our ruler and guide, we
may so pass through things temporal, that we finally lose not
the things eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth
and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever
and ever. Amen.
nothing is strong, nothing is holy: Increase and multiply
upon us thy mercy; that, thou being our ruler and guide, we
may so pass through things temporal, that we finally lose not
the things eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth
and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever
and ever. Amen.
Our collect (a strange Anglican word for a certain type of prayer) doesn’t only mean that we are to, as Saint Paul says, live in the Spirit and not in the flesh, so that we can be gifted with eternal life. It’s for here and now also. I’m thinking especially of my planning for fall Bible study. My tendency has always been to focus on what’s called historical criticism, perhaps to the detriment of experiencing a blessing from it. It’s the difference in what’s edifying and what’s sanctifying. What theologians might call didache and kerygma.
It's time for me to rethink that.
It’s also good advice for homiletics, the preacher.
It’s also good advice for homiletics, the preacher.
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