Praying with the Episcopal Church’s Prayer Book

One of the greatest gifts of the Anglican tradition is the continuation of the Prayer Book since the days of Thomas Cranmer. The “Book of Common Prayer” may not be so “common” these days, but the Prayer Book used by Anglicans throughout the world is a wonderful mixture of local culture, global influence and years of Anglican tradition. During the next several weeks, we will reflect on the Prayer Book by following John H. Westerhoff’s book, Living Faithfully as a Prayer Book People. Each week we will examine a chapter of Westerhoff’s book and discern how we might incorporate the lessons we learn into our daily lives.

“What do you want me to do for you?”

 Proper 25B (Mark 10:46-52) – 10/25/2009

Insider or outsider; privileged or marginalized; disciple or blind beggar: regardless of one’s position in life we are presented with a question this morning, a question that demands our response. We heard Jesus ask this question of James and John last Sunday and we hear Jesus ask this question again this morning: “What do you want me to do for you?” This question is an invitation to us for reflection and action; an invitation from Jesus for help as we travel our journey of discipleship. But how do we respond? Continue reading