The church kitchen was busy, bright and warm, with three cheerful ladies putting together platters of crustless sandwich quarters — the inimitable, the unutterably delicious
Psalm 24, 29 (Morning) Psalm 84 (Evening) Ecclesiasticus 36:1-17 I Corinthians 12:27-13:13 Matthew 18:21-35 Matthew 18:21-35: Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, if
…There will come a time when three words uttered with charity and meekness shall receive a far more blessed reward than three thousand volumes written with disdainful sharpness of wit. But the manner of men’s writing must not alienate our heart from the truth, if it appear they have the truth… ~Richard Hooker
Readings for the Commemoration of the Faithful Departed (All Souls’): Psalm 130 or 116:10-17 < a href="http://bible.oremus.org/?passage=Wisdom+3:1-9"> Wisdom 3:1-9 or Isaiah 25:6-9 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
Let us attend within, in the place where we stand in relationship with God, for the ways we ourselves, in our exquisite uniqueness, are crafted to be saints.
It doesn’t matter how disciplined, pious and observant you may be or how conscientiously you may teach others in the way, if you practice your faith “and neglect justice and the love of God,” you have missed the mark.
This time of year it is easy for the eye to be grasped by the beauty of the colors. The landscape seems to shout “Look!” And in that moment when the leaves or the panorama catches our attention, we are filled with gratefulness and joy. It only takes a second. But that second is a clue to the possibility of a constant state of awareness.
The experience of being conquered or assaulted by evil is always temporary and passing. The triumph of the Lamb is eternal and eternally present. Hold fast. Do not fear. The empire always crumbles and decays. True community, grounded in divine love, eternally triumphs.
Daily Office readings for Sunday, October 28: Psalm 63, 98 (Morning) Psalm 103 (Evening) Ecclesiasticus 18:19-33 I Corinthians 10:15-24 Matthew 18:15-20 Ecclesiasticus 18:19-33 (NRSV:) Before
And he said to them, ‘Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him, “Friend, lend