First-Day Prayers

Worship Praying

I have an aversion to theologians who do not pray. More on that later, maybe, but I have long admired the way my mentor, Dr. Elton Trueblood, referred to a friend who was both a brilliant theologian and a devoted follower of Jesus: He had a clear head and a warm heart.

So, with that brief introduction, here is a prayer by Clement I, the fourth bishop of …