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“Because the classical educator believes in a real world that gives up ordered knowledge of itself, he teaches the student how to get that knowledge. The seven liberal arts were quite deliberately developed for precisely that reason. Believing that we can know truth, and believing that truth sets us free, classical educators spent thousands of years refining the tools of truth-seeking that were used from the beginning of time, but were first codified by Aristotle."

- Andrew Kern, in "What is the Difference Between Classical and Conventional Education”

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Thursday, June 6, 2019

Prayers to START and END the Day

A prayer book called The Primer was first published on May 29, 1545 and authorized by King Henry VIII. It contains psalms, prayers, and “offices,” or special “matin” (morning) and “evensong” (evening) prayers. Here are a couple of excerpts from that collection:

A PRAYER AT YOUR UPRISING: O Lord, Jesus Christ, who is the very bright sun of the world, ever rising, never falling, who, with your wholesome look, engenders, preserves, nourishes, and makes joyful all things that are in heaven and earth; shine favorably, I beseech You, on my spirit so that the night of sins and mists of errors might be driven away by Your inward light….Amen.

A PRAYER BEFORE YOU GO TO BED: … I beseech You in Your bountiful goodness, O Lord, to forgive me in whatever ways I have offended You this day and to receive me under Your protection this night, so that I may rest in quietness both of body and soul. Grant my eyes sleep, but let my heart watch perpetually for You….to whom be honor, praise, and glory forever. Amen.
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