Fishing Blessing & Fishing Prayer

Below is the blessing that I used for equipment and persons for this fishing season of 2016. Below was adapted from a blessing of the fleet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blessing_of_the_Fleet Most gracious Lord, who numbered among your apostles the fishermen Peter, Andrew, James and John, we pray you to consecrate this fishing equipment to righteous work in your … [Read more…]

Environmental Stewardship: Being with / With being

This sermon was preached for a Stewardship Preaching class Audio Version Setting from Revised Common Lectionary New Years Day, ABC[1] Ecclesiastes 3:1–13 Psalm 8:1-9 Revelation 21:1–6a Matthew 25:31–46 Psalm 8 1     O Lord, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. 2        Out of … [Read more…]