Today we Americans pause to commemorate Presidents day, which used to be two separate celebrations, of George Washington (February 22, 1732 - December 14, 1799) and of Abraham Lincoln (Born Feb 12, 1809 - Assassinated April 15, 1865) and who met in the White House with the man whom we Episcopalians commemorate today. Frederick Douglass, 1818–1895, was born a slave, became a follower of Christ in the African Methodist Episcopal Church and became a strong voice in the movement to abolish slavery in this country.

 Antiphon:

 Psalm 106 I

Re-

member 

us, O 

Lord,

with 

the 

favor 

you 

have

for 

your 

people, 

& visit 

us with 

your sav-

ing help, 

hallelujah.

May our own impassioned & reasonable speech move the hearts of a president and the people to a deeper obedience to Christ. Stren-gthen us to be outspoken on behalf of those in cap-tivity & tribulation, contin-uing the Word of Jesus Christ 
our Liberator - Based on the Collect 

"I would

unite with 

anybody 

to do right 

and with 

nobody to 

do wrong." 

How I ended up with the image of of Miriam (Exodus 15:20 ) I initially went looking for a picture of Moses for the Exodus … (it’s kind of like when someone is trying for a symbol of Christianity and just goes knee jerk with a cross… ) and I was lead by a wonderful and circuitous route to Miriam and a whole broader (pun at First unintended) picture of liberation…. One thing God isn;’t is myopic! 

At the beginning of the story of Exodus, a young girl, who is never identified by name, but by her actions protecting Moses and ensuring his safety, is assumed to be Miriam (Exodus 2:4, 7-9).  It is not until fifteen chapters later, that her identity is confirmed and indeed, we find that this anonymous girl’s name is Miriam.  The Song of Miriam, (EX 15:20)  attributed to the J author, consists of two lines and is the oldest literary unit in the Hebrew Bible dating to about the tenth century BCE.  (thank you https://feminismandreligion.com/2012/07/26/silencing-miriam-prophetess-liberator-and-leader-by-michele-stopera-freyhauf/)