Readings for the Day Isaiah 49:5-15 Psalm 148 Matthew 12:46-50 ❄︎ Collect for the Day O God, who makest us glad by the yearly remembrance of the birth of thy only Son Jesus Christ: Grant that as we joyfully receive him for our Redeemer, so we may with sure confidence behold him when he shallContinue reading “The Fifth Day of Christmas”
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The Third Day of Christmas
Readings for the Day The Feast of St. John Exodus 33:18-23 Psalm 92 1 John 1:1-9 John 21:19b-24 Collect for the Day Shed upon your Church, O Lord, the brightness of your light, that we, being illumined by the teaching of your apostle and evangelist John, may so walk in the light of your truth,Continue reading “The Third Day of Christmas”
The Second Day of Christmas
Readings for the Day The Feast of St. Stephen Jeremiah 26:1-9,12-15 Psalm 31 Acts 6:8-7:2a, 51c-60 Matthew 23:34-39 Collect for the Day We give you thanks, O Lord of glory, for the example of the first martyr Stephen, who looked up to heaven and prayed for his persecutors to your Son Jesus Christ, who standsContinue reading “The Second Day of Christmas”
A Thought at the End of Ordinary Time
• • • A Thought at the End of Ordinary Time from Wendell Berry I know I am getting old and I say so, but I don’t think of myself as an old man. I think of myself as a young man with unforeseen debilities. Time is neither young nor old, but simply new, alwaysContinue reading “A Thought at the End of Ordinary Time”
Another Look: Perfect Love
…No more tit-for-tat stuff. Live generously. …If all you do is love the lovable, do you expect a bonus? …In a word, what I’m saying is, Grow up. You’re kingdom subjects. Now live like it. Live out your God-created identity. Live generously and graciously toward others, the way God lives toward you. • From Matt.Continue reading “Another Look: Perfect Love”
Friday with Michael & Damaris: Pentecost
Pentecost The room is still; the hearth is cold and dark. A rancid smell of ashes fills the air. The candles stand neglected. Windows stare Like blinded eyes unlit by any spark. How dead this place – no life has left its mark Upon the icy floor, the table bare; No breeze, no breath, noContinue reading “Friday with Michael & Damaris: Pentecost”
Fridays with Damaris: Infinity
Infinity By Damaris Zehner You tossed the earth Into the oceans of space Where it floated, glowing Green against blackness. From that tiny impact Ripples circled outward, Reaching warm fingers of water Into the emptiness between the planets, Lifting stars as lightly as Drifting blossoms on their waves. Not even at the farthest reaches OfContinue reading “Fridays with Damaris: Infinity”
Poetry Week: Midday Four – Chaplain Mike
What if I…? by Michael Mercer What if I… When dark and deep prevailed Breathed out an order And light broke through, awakening the world? And what if I… When heinous violence ruled Tapped a lone man’s shoulder And bid him build a lifeboat to preserve the world? And what if I… When self-reliant hubrisContinue reading “Poetry Week: Midday Four – Chaplain Mike”
Poetry Week: Morning Four – Damaris Zehner
This Fallen World By Damaris Zehner I walked every day through the West African town, Rust-red dirt beneath my feet, green leaves crowding overhead. The sounds of chickens and of mortars pounding Marked the houses hiding in the trees along the road. But one day, at my feet, against the rust-red dirt, I saw AContinue reading “Poetry Week: Morning Four – Damaris Zehner”
Poetry Week: From an Interview with Eugene Peterson
Note from CM: If you’ve read Internet Monk for any length of time, you know that both Michael Spencer and I have benefited immensely from the work of Eugene Peterson. For many, many reasons, not least of which is Peterson’s love for language and his insistence on rich conversation as a main ingredient of pastoral work.Continue reading “Poetry Week: From an Interview with Eugene Peterson”
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