Comments on: I Bind Unto Myself This Day http://www.sixredheads.com/2006/11/13/i-bind-unto-myself-this-day/ Conscious Living....Deliberate Living. Deciding what I want to strive for and then setting goals to get there... "But the dreamers of the day are dangerous people because they think their dreams into reality with eyes wide open." Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:00:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: alanfarhi http://www.sixredheads.com/2006/11/13/i-bind-unto-myself-this-day/comment-page-1/#comment-4573 alanfarhi Mon, 13 Nov 2006 22:53:37 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/2006/11/13/i-bind-unto-myself-this-day/#comment-4573 Yup... In the great litany of the church, believers have prayed and acknowledged that all of Christ's life -- incarnation to ascension -- is imputed *and* united to the faithful. The Lorica is a wonderful baptismal hymn. Luther encouraged his students and all Christians to sign themselves with cross *first thing* in the morning and *last thing* before sleeping to remember their baptism into Christ and invoke the mighty Trinity. Yup…

In the great litany of the church, believers have prayed and acknowledged that all of Christ’s life — incarnation to ascension — is imputed *and* united to the faithful.

The Lorica is a wonderful baptismal hymn.

Luther encouraged his students and all Christians to sign themselves with cross *first thing* in the morning and *last thing* before sleeping to remember their baptism into Christ and invoke the mighty Trinity.

]]> By: Fr. Stephen Freeman http://www.sixredheads.com/2006/11/13/i-bind-unto-myself-this-day/comment-page-1/#comment-4570 Fr. Stephen Freeman Mon, 13 Nov 2006 22:26:30 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/2006/11/13/i-bind-unto-myself-this-day/#comment-4570 Also interesting about his prayer, and unknown to many Protestant fans of the hymn, that St. Patrick is specifically referring to making the sign of the cross, by which, literally, we "bind unto ourselves today the strong name of the Trinity." Also interesting about his prayer, and unknown to many Protestant fans of the hymn, that St. Patrick is specifically referring to making the sign of the cross, by which, literally, we “bind unto ourselves today the strong name of the Trinity.”

]]> By: Beth http://www.sixredheads.com/2006/11/13/i-bind-unto-myself-this-day/comment-page-1/#comment-4569 Beth Mon, 13 Nov 2006 21:23:20 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/2006/11/13/i-bind-unto-myself-this-day/#comment-4569 Did you know that this is based upon an actual prayer composed by St. Patrick? It's a beautiful prayer, isn't it? I particularly like this portion, which isn't alluded to in the hymn you quoted: Christ to shield me today Against poison, against burning, Against drowning, against wounding, So that there may come to me abundance of reward. Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down, Christ when I arise, Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me, Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me, Christ in every eye that sees me, Christ in every ear that hears me. Did you know that this is based upon an actual prayer composed by St. Patrick? It’s a beautiful prayer, isn’t it? I particularly like this portion, which isn’t alluded to in the hymn you quoted:

Christ to shield me today
Against poison, against burning,
Against drowning, against wounding,
So that there may come to me abundance of reward.
Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me,
Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ on my right, Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down, Christ when I arise,
Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,
Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in every ear that hears me.

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