Monday, March 18, 2024

Quote of the Week


"The greatest honor we can give Almighty God is to live gladly because of the knowledge of his love."

- Julian of Norwich

Friday, March 15, 2024

A Prayer from John Baillie


O Lord,

All treasures of wisdom and truth and holiness

Are stored up in your boundless being. 

Grant that through our constant fellowship with you, 

Those graces of Christian character may more and more take shape within me: 

The grace of a thankful and uncomplaining heart; 

The grace to await your timing patiently and to answer your call promptly; 

The grace of courage whether in suffering or in danger;
 
The grace to endure any hardship in the fight against evil; 

The grace of boldness to stand up for what is right; 

The grace of being adequately prepared for any temptation; 

The grace of physical discipline; 

The grace of truthfulness; 

The grace to treat others as I would like them to treat me; 

The grace of sensitivity, that I may refrain from hasty judgment; 

The grace of silence, that I may refrain from thoughtless speech; 

The grace of forgiveness toward all who have wronged me; 

The grace of tenderness toward all who are weaker than myself; 

The grace of faithfulness in continuing to desire that you will answer these prayers.

Amen.

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Sermon Podcast


 Why Did Jesus Have to Die? (Part 1 of 3)
(click here to listen or right-click to download)

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

The Evangeliad (28:50-29:3)


Section 28:50-29:3 (corresponding to Mark 1022-25; Matt. 19:22-24; Luke 18:23-25)

But the young man, he frowned, hung his head, sad--
To give away all that he'd ever had?--
He was rich, and his riches all kept him bound,
Unable to seize the treasure he'd found.

So he turned from Jesus, hanging his head,
And as he faded from view, Jesus said,
"How hard it is, my friends, oh, how hard,
For the rich to enter the kingdom of God!

Truly I tell you, it's a simpler thing
For a camel to pass through the smallest ring--
Yes, through a needle's eye, if you'd believe--
Than the rich the kingdom of God to receive."

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Photo of the Week

He makes springs pour water into the ravines;
It flows between the mountains. [...]
He waters the mountains from his upper chambers;
The land is satisfied by the fruit of his work.

- Psalm 104:10, 13

Monday, March 11, 2024

Quote of the Week


"Every high civilization decays by forgetting obvious things."

- G. K. Chesterton

Friday, March 08, 2024

A Prayer from Thomas Cranmer


We humbly beseech thee, O Father, mercifully to look upon our infirmities, and for the glory of thy name, turn from us all those evils that we most justly have deserved, and grant that in all our troubles we may put our whole trust and confidence in thy mercy, and evermore serve thee in holiness and pureness of living, to thy honor and glory, through our only mediator and advocate, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

- from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer