My latest book

 My latest book, last in a series of three, Praying The Lectionary Prayers Of The Church Cycle C is now available from CSS Publishing Company. You can purchase your copy by clicking on the link. Thank you!

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My New Book: Praying The Lectionary Cycle A

Please check out my new book Praying The Lectionary: Prayers Of The Church Cycle A, available for purchase from the CSS Publishing Company. This resource is for pastors and those responsible for preparing the Prayers of the Church for Sunday Worship. The lectionary readings are also listed for each Sunday of the church year. The prayers may be used as is, or edited to meet the needs and context of the worshipping community.

PLEASE NOTE, my correct bio is as follows: Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson attended and received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and his M. Div. degree from the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Saskatchewan, Canada. He recently retired as the chaplain at Bethany Meadows in Camrose, Alberta, Canada. He enjoys hiking, bicycling, traveling, reading and amateur photography. He is married to Julianna who is also a Lutheran pastor. Click here or on the image to view further information and purchase.

 

2 Lent Yr A Prayer & Benediction

2nd Sunday in Lent Yr A Prayer of the Day/Collect: Life-giving God: In our baptism

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of water and the Spirit you have named and claimed us as your people. May our birth from above help us to reach out in loving service; reflecting your light in the dark places of the world; through your Son Jesus, Saviour of the world; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit; one God, now and forever.

Benediction for 2nd Sunday in Lent, Yr A: May the God of Abraham and Sarah bless you in your Lenten pilgrimage. May the trusting faith reckoned as righteousness surround you today and every day. May Jesus our Messiah's saving love help you to bear your cross as the Holy Spirit breaths life into you.  

A prayer by Soren Kierkegaard

Father Celestial! You loved us first. In a world where we are seduced by false loves and lovers, where restless souls succumb to specious but spurious affection and we are submersed in the agony of the past and the fright of the future and the distress of the present, assure us that we still can love. Remind us that we love because You first loved us; thus, our love can be that pure and holy affection, which only God and His beloved people can know and show! [From: Soren Kierkegaard: The Mystique Of Prayer And Pray-er, Translated by Lois S. Bowers, Edited by George K. Bowers.

This little volume is a real gem, not only providing readers with a window into the personal devotional life of S.K., but also including his prayers that have never before been translated into English with special permission of the Det kongelige Bibliotek of Copenhagen.