In this minisode, we hear a poem about the blessing of unanswered prayer. This poem was found on the body of a Confederate soldier after the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 in the American Civil War. It’s author is unknown.
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This Christma
s-time minisode is set aside to read the words of a wonderful medieval Dutch Christmas carol known in English translation as “Come and Stand Amazed.”
Please allow me to wish you a wonderful and blessed Christmas time.
For those from the United States: “Merry Christmas”
For those from the United Kingdom: “Happy Christmas”
For those from Norway: “God Jul or Gledelig Jul!“
For those who speak Afrikaans in South Africa: “Geseënde Kersfees”.
For those in France” “Joyeux Noel”
Link to Citizens and Saints playing a contemporary version of “Come and Stand Amazed”
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Minisode 5 is devoted to a reading of the Paschal Sermon of Saint John Chrysostom. Written about the year 400 A.D., this sermon is read at the morning liturgy for Pascha (Easter) in Eastern Orthodox churches into our own time.
Link to a text of the Paschal Sermon can be found here
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This minisode features the reading of a letter, written by Anne Dutton, a British theologian of the 18th century. While not well known today, Anne Dutton was well-known in her time. She had correspondence with many Christian leaders during her lifetime, including two of the most well-known Christian evangelists of the era, namely George Whitfield and John Wesley.
Link to Grace Gems which has a number of Anne Dutton’s letters in electronic form
Link to Amazon’s page for the Selected Spiritual Writings of Anne Dutton by Joann Ford Watson
In Minisode 3, a letter is read from Brother Lawrence, the 17th Century monk who wrote “The Practice of the Presence of God.” The letter contains Brother Lawrence’s advice on how to avoid distractions in prayer.
A link to the transcript of this minisode is found here
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