Anglican Consultative Council

The ACC will convene in May in Jamaica.

Dear Heavenly Father,
We lift up the members of the ACC. Enlighten their eyes with Your Word so that they may comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and depth and height of Your love. Remove all spiritual cataracts and scales from their eyes that they may understand Your deep thoughts. Bless them, we pray. Amen.
Psalm 19:8, 92:5, Acts 9:18, Luke 10:23, Ephesians 3:18

Thinking about Lent…

Greetings all. This is Karen who is back overseas after a 2 1/2 month home leave in the U.S. Now that my travels are over, I’m beginning to try to settle back into a routine, and am wondering how blogging fits into that routine.

Our Advent resources and devotionals were really popular and seemed to fill a need if our site traffic coming from Google and other searches is to be believed. I’m hoping to be able to do something similar for Lent, but am not sure what I/we can commit to.

I’d welcome suggestions and requests from our readers as to what you’d appreciate seeing posted here, and I’d also appreciate prayers that we all would be faithful to the Lord’s calling in what/how we blog during Lent. Thanks!

1 Timothy 2:1-8

Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, (1 Timothy 2:1)
      Jesus, please help all of us pray according to the mind of your Spirit.

for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. (1 Timothy 2:2)
      Father, we pray for wisdom for your servants who govern us:
            for Barack, our President
            for David, our Governor
            for Brian, our Mayor
            for Katherine, our Presiding Bishop
            for Bill, our Bishop
            for Brad, our Rector
      Anoint all of these with wisdom and discretion and protect them and their families.

For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our savior, (1 Timothy 2:3)
      Holy Spirit, please help us know and do the good you have set before us.

who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. (1 Timothy 2:4)
      Jesus, please help us desire what you desire, and do what you want us to do. Guide us and help us speak your truth and share the gospel with all we meet.

For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, (1 Timothy 2:5)
      Jesus, thank you for paying the price for us, thank you for interceding for us day by day.

who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time, (1 Timothy 2:6)
      Father, thank you for sending Jesus to pay for the debt of my sins.

for which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle–I am speaking the truth in Christ and not lying–a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. (1 Timothy 2:7)
      Holy Spirit, anoint the leaders and teachers of the Episcopal Church with your words of truth — help them to be faithful witnesses to all.

I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting; (1 Timothy 2:8 )
      Father, help us lift up holy hands in prayer wherever we are and pray according to the mind of your Spirit. Thank you for the Daughters of the King, the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, and the Sisters of St. Mary who daily intercede for us. Raise up more vocations to this life of prayer.

      A word received: Pray for my kingdom. Pray for my will to be established in my body, the church. Pray for hearts that are turned to me in repentance. Pray for my people to place their hope and trust in me. Pray for my people to hunger for my word.

Tuesday: 97, 99, [100]; Isaiah 63:7-14; 1 Timothy 1:18-2:8; Mark 11:12-26
Wednesday: 101, 109:1-4(5-19)20-30; Isa 63:15-64:9; 1 Timothy 3:1-16; Mark 11:27-12:12

Albany Intercessor