Joseph Slife

"Almighty God, whose Son Jesus Christ is the resurrection & the life: raise us, who trust in him, from the death of sin to the life of righteousness, that we may seek those things which are above, where he reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now & for ever."

"Authentic Christian preaching always boldly names the problem of sin..." youtube.com/watch?v=QgbjVF…

@RJSutherland 🙂

@JosephSlife Grateful for you, Joye & your family, Joseph.

"Almighty God, who hast instructed thy holy Church with the heavenly doctrine of thy Evangelist Saint Mark: Give us grace, that, being not like children carried away with every blast of vain doctrine, we may be established in the truth of thy holy Gospel—through Jesus Christ..."

God of hosts, who so kindled the flame of love in the heart of your servant George that he bore witness to the risen Lord by his life & death: Give us the same faith & power of love that we who rejoice in his triumphs may come to share with him the fullness of the Resurrection...

"O Everlasting God, who gavest to thy Bishop Anselm singular gifts as a pastor and teacher: Grant that we, like him, may desire thee with our whole heart; and, so desiring, may seek thee and, seeking, may find thee—through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord..."

"Almighty God, who hast given thine only Son to be unto us both a sacrifice for sin & also an example of godly life: Give us grace that we may always most thankfully receive his inestimable benefit, & daily endeavor ourselves to follow the blessed steps of his most holy life..."

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"Almighty Father, you have given your only Son to die for our sins & to rise again for our justification: Grant us so to put away the leaven of malice & wickedness that we may always serve you in pureness of living & truth—through the merits of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord..."

"Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in you that which is pleasing in his sight..." Hebrews 13:20-21

"God of Life, who for our redemption gave your only-begotten Son to the death of the cross, and by his glorious resurrection have delivered us from the power of our enemy: grant us so to die daily to sin, that we may evermore live with him in the joy of his risen life..."

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@RJSutherland 🙂 Happy Easter!

@JosephSlife Hope you, your fetching wife, and above-average children are blessed through our risen Savior, and the new life He offers those who believe this Easter ... and every day.

"When we seem in vain to pray And our hope seems far away, In the darkness be our stay: Hear us, holy Jesus." – A verse appropriate for Holy Saturday from the hymn "Jesus, in Your Dying Woes"

"Wisdom, power, and adoration To the blessed Trinity For redemption and salvation Through the Paschal Mystery, Now, in every generation, And for all eternity." – From a translation of the Latin hymn Crux Fidelis, sung on Good Friday

"O LORD God, whose blessed Son, our Savior, gave his back to the smiters and hid not his face from shame; grant us grace to take joyfully the sufferings of the present time, in full assurance of the glory that shall be revealed—through Jesus Christ our Lord..." (Holy Week prayer)

"Almighty God, who sent thy Son our Savior Jesus Christ to take upon him our flesh & suffer death on the cross, that all should follow the example of his great humility: Mercifully grant that we may walk in the way of his suffering & so be made partakers of his Resurrection..."

"Be near, O Lord, to those who plead before you, and look kindly on those who place their hope in your mercy, that, cleansed from the stain of their sins, they may persevere in holy living and be made full heirs of your promise. Through our Lord Jesus Christ..." (Lenten prayer)

"We beseech thee, O Lord, pour thy grace into our hearts: that, as we have known the Incarnation of thy Son Jesus Christ by the message of an angel, so by his Cross & Passion we may be brought unto the glory of his Resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord..."

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