Opening Address Imitate what we commemorate. Four words out of the middle of a prayer almost nobody hears, said quietly over bread and wine before anything happens to them, and I have not been able to put them down since I read them. Beloved, grace and peace to you, however this Wednesday finds you. Certain […]
Tag Archives: caregiving
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Aug
Aug
Opening Address The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in a field. Hidden. That one word is where this whole morning starts, and everything after it follows from it. Beloved, grace and peace to you, however you arrive at this hour: rested or wrung out, praying easily or not praying at all, […]
10
Aug
Aug
Opening Address God loveth a cheerful giver — that’s the specific praise Paul offers, and on the feast of a deacon famous for giving away everything he was ever asked to protect, it’s worth carrying into this morning before anything else is said. Beloved, grace and peace to you: however you arrive here, tired or […]
18
Jul
Jul
Opening Address Love in deed and truth and Truth Meaning isn’t a metaphor today — it’s a job description. Beloved, grace and peace to you this morning — however you arrive here: tired or hopeful, certain or doubting, welcomed elsewhere or shut out elsewhere. Bloom is not a room you have to earn your way […]
27
Dec
Dec
Opening Address Follow thou me. Three words, and they are the whole of what one man is given on a morning when he asks a question about somebody else. Welcome to Bloom’s Daily Offering for Saturday, December 27, 2025. Today is the feast of St. John, Apostle and Evangelist, second class, and the vestments are […]
20
Nov
Nov
Opening Address Fear not, little flock, for it hath pleased your Father to give you a kingdom. That is the first thing said this morning, and everything else in the passage comes after it. Beloved, grace and peace to you, however you arrive at this hour: rested or worn through, praying easily or not praying […]
30
Oct
Oct
Opening Address Fillest every living creature with blessing — not the deserving, not the grateful, not the ones who ask the right way, just every living creature, and it’s worth carrying into this morning before anything else is said. Beloved, grace and peace to you this morning — however you arrive here: tired or hopeful, […]