O God, our heavenly Father, you manifested your love by sending your only-begotten Son into the world, that all might live through him: Pour out your Spirit on your Church, that we may fulfill his command to preach the Gospel to all people. Send forth laborers into your harvest; defend them in all dangers and temptations; and hasten the time when the fullness of the Gentiles shall be gathered in, and faithful Israel shall be saved; through your Son Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen

A spring morning in the Netherlands pic.twitter.com/ho9zD1JbGB

— Albert Dros (@albertdrosphoto) February 24, 2025

Almighty God,
you have created the heavens and the earth
and made us in your own image:
teach us to discern your hand in all your works
and your likeness in all your children;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who with you and the Holy Spirit reigns supreme over all things,
now and for ever.
Amen.

Peaceful Sunday to you all. pic.twitter.com/IUaIXmtA0r

— Veritatis Cupitor (@English1Maiden) February 23, 2025

God whose strength bears us up as on mighty wings: We rejoice in remembering thy athlete and missionary, Eric Liddell, to whom thou didst bestow courage and resolution in contest and in captivity; and we pray that we also may run with endurance the race that is set before us and persevere in patient witness, until we wear that crown of victory won for us by Jesus our Savior; who with thee and the Holy Spirit livest and reignest, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

21 February 1945. Eric Liddell died (aged 43). As a committed Christian, he refused to run in heats of the 100 metres at the 1924 Paris Olympics because they were held on a Sunday, but he won the 400 metres. His inspirational story featured in the film Chariots of Fire. pic.twitter.com/8ZSlZCQZHy

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) February 21, 2025

Eternal God,
whose Son went among the crowds
and brought healing with his touch:
through your Spirit help us to show his love,
in your Church as we gather together,
and by our lives as they are transformed
into the image of Christ our Lord.
Amen (slightly edited; KSH).

The early birds of Lindisfarne#Northumberland #Photography #landscapephotography pic.twitter.com/SqtGgMIep5

— Jim Scott (@jimscottphoto) February 22, 2025

God of all wisdom, we offer thanks for John Henry Newman, whose eloquence bore witness that thy Church is one, holy, catholic and apostolic, and who didst make of his own life a pilgrimage towards thy truth. Grant that, inspired by his words and example, we may ever follow thy kindly light till we rest in thy bosom, with your dear Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, where heart speaks to heart eternally; for thou livest and reignest, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

#OTD 21 February 1801: birth of John Henry Newman, later canonised. https://t.co/VlG9p1ZoXv pic.twitter.com/HGvTiHyncY

— Caroline Murray (@Prof_hedgehog) February 21, 2025

Almighty God, whose sovereign purpose none can make void: Give us faith to stand calm and undismayed amid the tumults of the world, knowing that thy kingdom shall come and thy will be done; to the eternal glory of thy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

—Daily Prayer, Eric Milner-White and G. W. Briggs, eds. (London: Penguin Books 1959 edition of the 1941 original)

Almighty God, we bless thy Name for the witness of Frederick Douglass, whose impassioned and reasonable speech moved the hearts of people to a deeper obedience to Christ: Strengthen us also to speak on behalf of those in captivity and tribulation, continuing in the Word of Jesus Christ our Liberator; who with thee and the Holy Spirit dwelleth in glory everlasting. Amen.

20 Feb 1895: Abolitionist and former slave Frederick Douglass dies in Washington, D.C. He wrote several books including "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave" in 1845. #History #HistoryMatters #OTD #ad https://t.co/bFA6EuTgeg

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— Today In History (@URDailyHistory) February 20, 2025

Almighty and eternal God, who in thy Son Jesus Christ hast revealed thy nature as Love: We humbly pray thee to shed thy love abroad in our hearts by thy Holy Spirit; that so by thy grace we may evermore abide in thee, and thou in us, with all joyfulness, and free from fear or mistrust; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord.

Good morning!
Happy Thursday!#sunrise #WINTER #sea #nature #NaturePhotography #NatureBeauty #naturelovers #NatureTherapy #photography pic.twitter.com/VJpPzYqOJq

— Kersti Sandström (@KerstiSandstrom) February 20, 2025

O Lord our God, grant us grace to desire thee with our whole heart; that so desiring thee we may seek and find thee; and so finding thee may love thee, and loving thee may hate those sins from which thou hast redeemed us; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

O God, our refuge and our strength, who didst raise up thy servant Martin Luther to reform and renew thy Church in the light of thy word: Defend and purify the Church in our own day and grant that, through faith, we may boldly proclaim the riches of thy grace, which thou hast made known in Jesus Christ our Savior, who, with thee and the Holy Spirit, liveth and reigneth, one God, now and for ever.

Today in #history: Martin Luther dies in his hometown of Eisleben, Germany. (1546 CE). #OnThisDay

He became the central figure of the religious and cultural movement known as the Protestant Reformation.

Even though earlier reformers had expressed Luther's views, his… pic.twitter.com/IyaeUX9FLY

— World History Encyclopedia (@whencyclopedia) February 18, 2025

Give us, O Lord, a steadfast heart, which no unworthy affection may drag downwards; give us an unconquered heart, which no tribulation can wear out; give us an upright heart, which no unworthy purpose may tempt aside.  Bestow upon us also, O Lord our God, understanding to know thee, diligence to seek thee, wisdom to find thee, and a faithfulness that may finally embrace thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Nature’s resilience – beauty mirrored in the calm after the storm@ThePhotoHour @StormHour #thicktrunktuesday #trees #TreeClub pic.twitter.com/Loe3bH10dQ

— Gary Ellis (@mrgaryellis) February 18, 2025

O God, whose Son the Good Shepherd laid down his life for the sheep: We give thee thanks for thy faithful shepherd, Janani Luwum, who after his Savior’s example gave up his life for the people of Uganda. Grant us to be so inspired by his witness that we make no peace with oppression, but live as those who are sealed with the cross of Christ, who died and rose again, and now liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.O God, whose Son the Good Shepherd laid down his life for the sheep: We give thee thanks for thy faithful shepherd, Janani Luwum, who after his Savior’s example gave up his life for the people of Uganda. Grant us to be so inspired by his witness that we make no peace with oppression, but live as those who are sealed with the cross of Christ, who died and rose again, and now liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Janani Luwum, Archbishop of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Boga-Zaire, was killed #onthisday in 1977 after protesting against acts of violence which had been carried out across Uganda.

He is one of ten 20th-century Christian martyrs whose statues stand above the Abbey's West Door.… pic.twitter.com/cIdX4QV0oV

— Westminster Abbey (@wabbey) February 17, 2025

Almighty God, look mercifully upon your people, that by your great goodness they may be governed and preserved evermore; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, now and for ever.  Amen.

One of my favourite photographs I took of St. Mary's Abbey in York reminds me of Camus: "In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer." pic.twitter.com/27KFNRqzZ2

— Andy Marshall (@fotofacade) February 17, 2025

Eternal God,
whose Son went among the crowds
and brought healing with his touch:
help us through your Spirit to show his love,
in your Church as we gather together,
and by our lives as they are transformed
into the image of Christ our Lord.
Amen (slightly edited; KSH).

#SundayYellow #Gorse pic.twitter.com/VXxqqdmQjJ

— Margaret O'Connell (@MargaretOC6) February 16, 2025

O God of compassion, who didst open the eyes of thy servant Thomas Bray to see the needs of the Church in the New World, and didst lead him to found societies to meet those needs: Make the Church in this land diligent at all times to propagate the Gospel among those who have not received it, and to promote the spread of Christian knowledge; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

Thomas Bray was an English clergyman and abolitionist who helped formally establish the Church of England in Maryland. He's often referred to as the Father of the Modern Lending Library.

Image: Unknown artist, Cambridge University Library, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons pic.twitter.com/x0y0S2vzib

— Saint Barnabas Anglican Church (@Barnabas_FW) February 15, 2025

O Thou, from whom to be turned is to fall, to whom to be turned is to rise, and in whom to stand is to abide for ever: Grant us in all our duties thy help, in all our perplexities thy guidance, in all our dangers thy protection, and in all our sorrows thy peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

What a fantastic start to the #Brighton weekend, victory last night @OfficialBHAFC and now this amazing sunrise. The #UsualSeagull is soaring high. @ThePhotoHour @StormHour pic.twitter.com/DuYglia7QA

— Stephen Royle (@Steveontour1) February 15, 2025

Almighty and everlasting God, who by the power of the Holy Spirit didst move thy servant Cyril and his brother Methodius to bring the light of the Gospel to a hostile and divided people: Overcome, we pray thee, by the love of Christ, all bitterness and contention among us, and make us one united family under the banner of the Prince of Peace; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

14 Feb: in the West, the feast of SS Cyril & Methodius #otd co-patrons of #Europe pic.twitter.com/ap3H92HZBi

— John McCafferty (@jdmccafferty) February 14, 2025

Lord, if our hearts be hard, or choked with tares, send, we pray thee, thine angels, even if it be thine angel of sorrow, to plough and harrow and cleanse the unfruitful ground; for thy mercy’s sake.

–Daily Prayer, Eric Milner-White and G. W. Briggs, eds. (London: Penguin Books 1959 edition of the 1941 original)

Fog layer over the Devil's Glen in #Wicklow at dawn. That's the #Snowdonia mountains in #Wales in the distance. View a pano version here too: https://t.co/TZe68LslXP @ThePhotoHour @visitwales @GoToIreland @visit_eryri @StormHour @TourismIreland @ancienteastIRL @CanonUKandIE pic.twitter.com/wLLH84RGcG

— Adrian Hendroff (@adrianhendroff) February 13, 2025

Set us free, O heavenly Father, from every bond of prejudice and fear: that, honoring the steadfast courage of thy servants Absalom Jones and Richard Allen, we may show forth in our lives the reconciling love and true freedom of the children of God, which thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

Absalom Jones was an African-American abolitionist and clergyman. In 1802 he was the first African American to be ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church of the United States.
Image: Raphaelle Peale, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons pic.twitter.com/sHRBhJiYdc

— Saint Barnabas Anglican Church (@Barnabas_FW) February 13, 2025

Gracious God, who didst call Charles Freer Andrews to show forth thy salvation to the poor: By thy Holy Spirit inspire in us a tender concern, a passionate justice, and an active love for all people, that there may be one Body and one Spirit in Jesus Christ, our Savior; who with thee and the same Spirit liveth and reigneth, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Tagore, Gandhi and British missionary Charles Freer Andrews discussing the non-cooperation movement in Calcutta on September 6, 1921, a watercolour by Abanindranath Tagore pic.twitter.com/dhl2yMemrz

— Kerstin B Andersson (@tinni_a) October 5, 2021

O Almighty God, we pray thee, sow the seed of thy Word in our hearts, and send down upon us thy heavenly grace; that we may bring forth the fruits of the Spirit, and at the great day of harvest may be gathered by thy holy angels into thy garner; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Grand Rising…#WednesdayMotivation #winter #weather #StormHour #sunrise #grandrising #farming #croft #GoodVibesOnly #jefinuist #seatherapy #bluemind #Scotland #OuterHebrides pic.twitter.com/mXBVHGSnEP

— DaliMach (@frenchscotjeff) February 12, 2025

O God, the blessed assurance of all who trust in thee: We give thanks for thy servant Fanny Crosby, and pray that we, inspired by her words and example, may rejoice to sing ever of thy love, praising our Savior; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

#OTD February 5, 1864:
Already known as a poet, Fanny Crosby, at age 44, writes her first hymn. Over the next 50 years, she composes more than 8,000 hymns, including classics like Blessed Assurance and To God Be the Glory, becoming one of the most prolific hymnwriters in history. pic.twitter.com/j6RkRaG0CK

— ☧ Today in Christian History (@HistoricalRook) February 5, 2025

Lord of the hosts of heaven,
our salvation and our strength,
without you we are lost:
guard us from all that harms or hurts
and raise us when we fall;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

After a very moody day in Staffordshire, the cloud finally lifted a little to let the sun rays shine through…
This little guy was a bit more confident than his skittish friends #mood #winter #landscape #sheep #clouds #andscape #nature #countryside #farmlife pic.twitter.com/q1OZ4aeW7S

— Anne Kirkham (@anna__bella_k) February 11, 2025

Assist us, O God, to love one another as sisters and brothers, and to balance discipline with love and rules with compassion, according to the example shown by thy servant Scholastica; for the sake of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom with thee and the Holy Ghost be all honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.

Today's the feast of St Scholastica, 6th Century foundress and sister of St Benedict. here she is on the early 16th Century roodscreen at Wiggenhall St Mary the Virgin, Norfolk, a church now in the care of @TheCCT. 1/2#MedievalWomen#MedievalMonday pic.twitter.com/nkogyvvDpl

— Simon Knott (@SimoninSuffolk) February 10, 2025

O Lord, our heavenly Father, keep your household the Church continually in your
true religion, that we who trust in the hope of your heavenly grace may always be
defended by your mighty power; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and
reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.

'Look, up at the sky.
There is a light, a beauty up there, that no shadow can touch.'

J.R.R. Tolkien
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— Grace (@BeOrNotToBe_1) February 10, 2025

O God,
you know us to be set
in the midst of so many and great dangers,
that by reason of the frailty of our nature
we cannot always stand upright:
grant to us such strength and protection
as may support us in all dangers
and carry us through all temptations;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

Ich wünsche euch einen schönen Sonntag! pic.twitter.com/V2XFlzQNMe

— Die Bergziege (@brauchtfreiheit) February 9, 2025

O God of Love, thou didst deliver servant Josephine Margaret Bakhita from the bondage of slavery to serve you in true freedom; by her example help us to see those enslaved among us, and work to release them from their chains. In your mercy, give to all survivors healing from their wounds and joy in their liberation; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

"Seeing the sun, the moon and the stars, I said to myself, 'Who could be the Master of these beautiful things?'" Saint Josephine Bakhita (1869 – 1947). More: https://t.co/WWzvuOO3sW pic.twitter.com/qVR9QNI4mA

— Bishop Earl Boyea (@BishopBoyea) February 8, 2025

Out of the depths, O Father, we wait for your wisdom. Out of the silence, O Jesus, we listen for your voice. Out of the heavens, O Holy Spirit, we wait for your gifts.

–from the Kikuyu people of Kenya (slightly edited; KSH).

Grand Rising#WeekendVibes #SaturdayMotivation #winter #weather #StormHour #sunrise #grandrising#GoodVibesOnly #jefinuist #Scotland #OuterHebrides pic.twitter.com/2VD9oD9gpa

— DaliMach (@frenchscotjeff) February 8, 2025