Tag: Teach Me to See
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Project: The Pilgrim Continues His WaySeries: Lord Jesus Christ, Teach Me to See*Part 4: Teach Me to See My Neighbor
Source: The Pilgrim Continues His Way, Author Unknown, translated by Olga Savin, Shambhala, Boulder, 2001. Lord Jesus Christ, Teach Me to See My Neighbor In my last reflection on The Pilgrim Continues His Way, another prayer was added to my School of Prayer: Lord Jesus Christ, teach me to see. The Skhimnik has been teaching…
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Grace Refuses to Abandon the Pilgrim
Daily Office Reflection — Sunday, September 20, 2026Proper 21, Year TwoPsalm 66, 67, 19, 46; Hosea 2:2–14; James 3:1–13; Matthew 13:44–52Source: The Book of Common Prayer Lord Jesus Christ, teach me to see. I have read Hosea before. But this morning I saw something I had never really seen. Hosea describes Israel as having wandered…
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Project: The Pilgrim Continues His Way Series: Lord Jesus Christ, Teach Me to See: Unceasing Prayer, Part 3
Source: The Pilgrim Continues His Way, Author Unknown, translated by Olga Savin, Shambhala, Boulder, 2001. Lord Jesus Christ, Teach Me to See The disciples once asked Jesus to teach them to pray. Jesus gave them the prayer we know as the Lord’s Prayer. The Orthodox tradition has also given us what is commonly called the…
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The Curious Pilgrim
What Am I Spreading? Daily Office Reflection — Friday, September 18, 2026Psalm 88, 91, 92; Esther 8:1–8, 15–17; Acts 19:21–41; Luke 4:31–37Source: The Book of Common Prayer, Proper 20, Year 2 I have been thinking about how quickly our reactions can spread. Not simply news. Not simply facts. Our reactions. And I have lived long…
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Saints — September 18, 2026
Robert Lewis Dabney (1820–1898) Lord Jesus Christ, Teach Me to See Come sit with me on the front porch for a while. This may not be the most comfortable conversation we have had. Robert Lewis Dabney was a remarkable man in many ways. Born in Virginia in 1820, he became a Presbyterian minister, theologian, professor,…
