The Feast of St Mark, transferred from April 25 because of Easter week

Deliverance 

belongs to 

the Lord, 

hallelujah. 

Easter antiphon on Psalm 3

        As I sat with this verse I was struck by the choice of words: it's not "comes from" but "belongs to." Deliverance is the utter and sole possession of God and hard won at that as hinted by the wounds and empty tomb...