Category Archives: Prayer

Prayer Resources for Passion Sunday in the Great Pandemic, March 29, 2020

Posted on March 28, 2020 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Good Saturday afternoon from the village of Gavalohori, on the island of Crete, in the beautiful Republic of Greece. While we are under lockdown the Anglican Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, will not be able to meet, so … Continue reading →

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Resources for Prayer and Worship at Home on Mothering Sunday (Fourth Sunday of Lent), March 22, 2020

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Some resources for prayer and reflection for the people of God, especially those who are of the Anglican Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Crete, Greece. We cannot meet this Sunday, and likely for many Sundays to come. We … Continue reading →

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Blessed is the One Who Comes in The Name of the Lord: A Close Reading of Psalm 118

Posted on January 30, 2020 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

A Close Reading Every time we celebrate the Lord’s supper, we say or sing a verse from Psalm 118: “Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the LORD.” Every time we mark Palm Sunday, we remember how … Continue reading →

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The Eagle Has Landed

Posted on July 21, 2019 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

A Sermon Preached On The Fifth Sunday after Trinity The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Crete July 21, 2019 11:00 am Well, fifty years ago yesterday humanity arrived on the moon, and today, going by Greenwich Mean … Continue reading →

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George Herbert’s “To Saints and Angels”

Posted on March 30, 2019 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Through Lent With George Herbert Saturday after the Third Sunday of Lent To All Angels and Saints Oh glorious spirits, who after all your bands See the smooth face of God, without a frown Or strict commands; Where ev’ry one … Continue reading →

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George Herbert at Prayer (1)

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

This is another sonnet by George Herbert, but what a sonnet. Look for a controlling verb and you won’t find one. No, what we have here is a cascade of words creating  pictures of prayer. It sounds like a 16th … Continue reading →

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When I Pray: Prayer Cycles

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

When I pray I have a number of ever-changing people, places, and things that I remember. In the congregation I now serve we have a Prayer Net and the person organizing it keeps track of people to pray for – … Continue reading →

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When I Pray

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Prayer is fundamentally not about changing God’s mind, but about changing ours. It’s not as if we can change God’s mind, because talking about God having a “mind” is a rather anthropomorphic projection of how we think God works. Granted, … Continue reading →

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