by Warren Howell | Jan 17, 2021 | Prayers, Reflections, Worship Resources
Psalm 139 THE PSALM TEXT read in many congregations this morning is selected from portions of Psalm 139. I love the wholesale intimacy of its confessional text, leaving nothing hidden from our Creator, who knows even our most inward thoughts. Verses 11-18...
by Warren Howell | Jan 6, 2021 | Prayers, Reflections
The wise ones will follow a star, low and large and fierce in the heavens; but the nearer they come to it the smaller and smaller it will grow, till they find it the humble lantern over some little inn or stable. Not till we know the high things shall we know how...
by Warren Howell | Dec 20, 2020 | Prayers, Reflections, Worship Resources
The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor. . . You will bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. . . . For nothing will be impossible with God.” (LUKE 1:30-31, 37) TODAY IS THE 4th SUNDAY OF ADVENT. And for people in the...
by Warren Howell | Nov 30, 2020 | Prayers
A PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING FOR WAITING We long for you, O God. We long to see you. But how good it is, when waiting is full of hope! Waiting, we look for every sign of you. Waiting, we remember every time we’ve seen you. Waiting, our anticipation builds. Waiting, we...