Statement from Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe on the death of President Jimmy Carter
www.episcopalchurch.org
Statement from Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe on the death of President Jimmy Carter December 29, 2024 Office of Public Affairs English I give thanks for the life and witness of President...
Fresh is the morning,![]()
the day and the year, O God,![]()
as we long for light![]()
in this crossing point![]()
between old and new,![]()
remembered and not yet begun![]()
story and hope.![]()
![]()
Fresh is the morning![]()
and our hopes with it, O God,![]()
as we face the days,![]()
dark now but growing ever lighter,![]()
from solstice to summer,![]()
frost to sunlight,![]()
Christmas to Epiphany.![]()
![]()
Fresh is the morning![]()
along with our prayers, O God,![]()
as we renew our relationship with you,![]()
listening anew,![]()
speaking afresh,![]()
loving again.![]()
![]()
Fresh is the morning.![]()
Fresh is the year.![]()
Fresh is the day.![]()
Fresh is your love for us in each of them.![]()
So be it. Amen![]()
![]()
By Roddy Hamilton, Spill the Beans
A grce-filled Christmas and a blessed new year 2025 - mailchi.mp/orcasepiscopal/dec-22-17584331