Hi Restoration, So much is happening. So many voices. So many words. Thanks for taking the time to engage with what we are saying at Restoration. Cling to the truth that our Lord reigns. He is a very present help right now. TONIGHT: a prayer meeting If you’re like me, current events have left me […]
Dear Restoration, My favorite CoronaRhythm has been daily morning and evening prayer. I love the faces I see each day. I love reading methodically through the Scriptures together. I love hearing the prayers of our people as they give thanks to God and ask Him to move in power. Have you tried it? Logging in is easy. […]
Hi Restoration, Today we prayed this during Morning Prayer and my heart ached to be in our house of the Lord together on Quincy Street. I can only imagine how glad I will be when they say unto me… you can gather again with Restoration. I miss you. Just a few updates this week as […]
Hi Restoration! Alleluia! Christ is risen! The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia! I hope you have had a great week. This morning we prayed from Psalm 111: “Praise the Lord! I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation. Great are the works of […]
Good Morning Restoration! Blessed be our God. Now and for ever. Amen. Thus begins our liturgy each day during Holy Week. In this time of upheaval and loss, we declare in faith, the blessings of God: (right) now and (onward) for ever. I am writing to make sure you have everything you need for each of […]
Hosanna [display_podcast] This is the text of Restoration’s Palm Sunday sermon, preached over Zoom, by The Rev. David Hanke. Hosanna! means ‘save us!’ When the crowds shout Hosanna! They are asking to be saved. [8] Most of the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread […]
Friends, I am reproducing the reflection I shared at the beginning of morning prayer last Sunday, March 29. Many of you have asked about the prayer of deprecation. Thank you for your interest! -David 29 March 2020 Good morning! This week, a friend sent me a reflection from a university president who, like all of […]