Ephesians 4:17-18 and 1 John 1:5-10

This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind, having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart; (Ephesians 4:17-18 )
      A word received: Walk with me. Know that I AM walking beside you. Join your prayers with mine.

This is the message which we have heard from him and declare to you, that God is light and in him is no darkness at all. (1 John 1:5)
      Jesus, please help us to be bearers of your light to those around us.

If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. (1 John 1:6)
      Holy Spirit, please help us share the light of Christ with all those who walk in darkness.

But if we walk in the light as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his son cleanses us from all sin. (1 John 1:7)
      Father, do a mighty work of cleansing by the blood of Jesus throughout this diocese.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. (1 John 1:8 )
      Jesus, have mercy on all those in the Episcopal Church who walk in self-deception and sin.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9)
      Help all of us in this diocese make a good confession of our sins so that we may be forgiven and cleansed from all unrighteousness.

If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. (1 John 1:10)
      Jesus, please bring the light of the gospel to those who say that evil is good and good is evil.

A word received: You are in my care.

Monday: 106:19-48; Ezekiel 33:1-11; 1 John 1:1-10; Matthew 9:27-34
Tuesday: 124, 125, 126, [127]; Ezekiel 33:21-33; 1 John 2:1-11; Matthew 9:35—10:4

      Notes from the Front Line

Please pray for the passage of these two canons at the Diocesan Convention:

      Marriage
The canon requires that the only marriage which may be celebrated or blessed in this Diocese shall be that of one man and one woman, and that diocesan or parish property not be used for marriages except that of one man and one woman.

      MARRIAGE
Celebration or Blessing of Marriages by Clergy

1.1      Members of the Clergy Resident in or Licensed to Serve in this Diocese shall neither officiate at. nor facilitate, nor participate in, any service, whether public or private, for the Celebration or Blessing of a Marriage or any other union except between one man and one woman. Unions other than those of one man and one woman in Holy Matrimony, even if they be recognized in other jurisdictions, shall be neither recognized nor blessed in this Diocese.

Marriages on Church Property

1.2      Properties owned, controlled, managed, or operated by this Diocese, or any Parish of the Diocese, or any legal entity established by the Diocese or a parish of the Diocese, shall not be the site for an service, public or private, for the Celebration or Blessing of a Marriage or any other union except those between one man and one woman.

[This Canon, if adopted, will be the last numbered canon before the current CANON 16: AMENDMENT OF THESE CANONS, and all subsequent canons shall be renumbered accordingly.]

      STANDARDS FOR ELECTION, LICENSING,
      ORDINATION AND CONSECRATION
This canon requires that those persons who are ordained, or consecrated, and clergy who are elected, licensed or appointed, be married or celibate.

      CANON 11.8 STANDARDS FOR CLERGY

Standards for Ordination and Consecration

11.8.a To be eligible to be ordained to the Diaconate or Priesthood, or consecrated a Bishop, a person must live within the covenant of Marriage between one man and one woman, or be celibate and abstinent.

Standards for Election, Appointing, and Licensing

11.8.b To be eligible to be elected, appointed or licensed to any position of ordained ministry in the Diocese, a member of the clergy must live within the covenant of Marriage between one man and one woman, or be celibate and abstinent.

[This canon shall, if adopted, be numbered 11.8 and appear in the canons after Canon 11.7 (which is mislabeled "11.3" in the 2007 Journal).]

Certification # 1 .-Certification of the Reading of General Convention 2006 Resolutions A020 andA021.

The convention hereby certifies that General Convention 2006 Resolutions A020 and A021 have been read at Diocesan Convention 2008.

Albany Intercessor

Worship

But the time is coming and is already here, when by the power of God’s Spirit people will worship the Father as he really is, offering him the true worship that he wants. John 4:23 GNB

O Lord, You are holy. You are faithful to Your promises. You are near to all who call on You, who call on You in truth. You inhabit the praises of Your people.
We praise Your holy name. May all of Your children praise Your name, beyond time in close communion with You.
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty. Holy, holy, holy is the Lord. You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.
O Lord, we pray that the Anglican Communion will worship You in spirit and in truth, that it will be a communion of praise and thanksgiving. You are the source of all that is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, and excellent. You are worthy of praise. Holy is Your name. Amen.