Beginning

Leafing through the Book of Common Prayer, waiting for a web page to load, I came across The Great Litany (pg. 148). The preface reads "To be said or sung, kneeling, standing, or in procession..."; in other words, most any time you feel like it. The BCP contains some of the most elegant, powerful language this side of the Holy Bible, but I had never read through this particular portion in the quiet of early morning. I noticed the words and phrases which were capitalized for emphasis - "thy Word...", "thy holy Incarnation...", "thine Agony and Bloody Sweat...", "our only Mediator and Advocate...". The Agnus Dei. The Kyrie.

I came across this: "That it may please thee to inspire us, in our several callings, to do the work which thou givest us to do with singleness of heart as thy servants, and for the common good."

That's where this blog begins.

Just as in The Great Litany, which begins with adoration, proceeds through confession to prayers of praise, and thanksgiving, and mystery, and supplication, this will not be all about anything in particular. It's just one man's walk, through darkness to light. Or, as Cranmer would put it, "to Light".