This past Sunday we began our worship service with this old Cranmerian “Collect”, which is a prayer Thomas Cranmer wrote for the First Sunday in Advent. Cranmer (1489-1556) wrote this prayer for use in the Church of England as that church went through the Reformation. It is based on Romans 13:11-14.
Almighty God, give us grace to cast [...]
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