Category Archives: prayer

Would You Join Us in Prayer?

Posted on July 7, 2009 by ashleealleycrawford

I am often asked, “What do you do in campus ministry in the summer time.” I understand the enigma that campus ministry may be to some, but I usually answer, “Plenty! I have time to plan, to read, to recover … Continue reading →

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A Call to Prayer

Posted on May 5, 2009 by ashleealleycrawford

I have always been a strong believer that prayer “works.” I remember as a child, praying nightly the same memorized prayer that my sister and I “developed,” including a prayer for all of our family and friends by name and … Continue reading →

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A Minister’s Prayer

Posted on August 19, 2008 by ashleealleycrawford

The Concluding Prayer of the Church that I read during the Midday Office today is one that I’m claiming. Here it is: O Lord my God, to you and your service I devote myself, body, soul, and spirit. Fill my … Continue reading →

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Vespers Prayer

Posted on August 13, 2008 by ashleealleycrawford

As if on cue, the concluding prayer for the Vespers reading for today reads like this: Drop thy still dews of quietness Till all our strivings cease; Take from our souls the strain and stress, And let our ordered lives … Continue reading →

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Changing Gears

Posted on August 9, 2008 by ashleealleycrawford

It seems that this is the time of year when I feel a little torn between the quiet “dog days” of summer and the busy “Fall Frenzy” of a new year. I’ve had quite a bit going on this summer … Continue reading →

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Our Father

Posted on July 10, 2008 by ashleealleycrawford

One of my spiritual practices this summer has been to pray through the “Divine Hours,” as Phyllis Tickle calls them in her manual of the same name. It’s “praying the hours,” founded on readings from the Book of Common Prayer. … Continue reading →

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Morning Prayer

Posted on May 22, 2008 by ashleealleycrawford

Last fall I started a morning prayer time with a small group of students using Phyllis Tickle’s Divine Hours as our guidebook. This morning the “Prayer Appointed for the Week” particularly spoke to me: Almighty and merciful God, in your … Continue reading →

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Would you join me in prayer?

Posted on May 14, 2008 by ashleealleycrawford

His name was Ed. He was wearing an old Tommy Hilfiger jersey shirt over a plaid flannel shirt and a Budweiser Select ball cap. His face showed that at its last shave, he had worn a goatee. But his last … Continue reading →

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