Thomas is also doing a blog today. But I wanted to share this because it was on my heart, "Shield the Joyous".
I was at a meeting of the marriage committee this morning when we heard the Supreme Court ruling. Several of us got the word on our phones and the news began to spread around the room.
Finally it was announced to all and we paused for a moment of silence to pray for those who were upset by the news as well as those who were joyous. The compline prayer rose up in my heart and head: "Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep...give rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the joyous"; but mostly I was thinking shield the joyous...let those who have waited so long for this moment rest fully in their joy for now. After the prayer the chairs of the committee ended our session to give everyone time to process what had just happened.
My hope for this church of ours is that we step beyond the provisional blessing liturgies that we have been using and revise the book of common prayer (authorize the revisions to be used now)..and then reaffirm them at our next General Convention to make it clear to all that marriage is marriage for all in the church as well as in our nation.
The Rev Karla Woggon
The Episcopal Church of The Ascension
I was at a meeting of the marriage committee this morning when we heard the Supreme Court ruling. Several of us got the word on our phones and the news began to spread around the room.
Finally it was announced to all and we paused for a moment of silence to pray for those who were upset by the news as well as those who were joyous. The compline prayer rose up in my heart and head: "Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep...give rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the joyous"; but mostly I was thinking shield the joyous...let those who have waited so long for this moment rest fully in their joy for now. After the prayer the chairs of the committee ended our session to give everyone time to process what had just happened.
My hope for this church of ours is that we step beyond the provisional blessing liturgies that we have been using and revise the book of common prayer (authorize the revisions to be used now)..and then reaffirm them at our next General Convention to make it clear to all that marriage is marriage for all in the church as well as in our nation.
The Rev Karla Woggon
The Episcopal Church of The Ascension
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