Sunday Evening Prayer

  

       I sought 

       the Lord 

        and he 

answered me 

             and 

delivered me 

       from all 

              my 

          terror. 

                                                               Psalm 34:4

Sunday

Sing 

to the 

Lord 

a new song; 

Sing 

to the Lord, 

all the whole earth. Sing to the Lord and bless his Name, proclaim the good news of his salvation from day to day. Psalm 96:1-2

Still Saturday

Christ is risen, 

we are risen! 

Shed upon us heavenly grace,

rain and dew and gleams of glory

from the brightness of his face;

that with hearts in heaven dwelling,  

we on earth may 

fruitful be,

and by angel hands be gathered, and be ever, Lord, with thee.  

The day of Bill Mahedy's funeral

        God does not see as the eye sees  
 but in truth and equity. Antiphon: Psalm 75 
                                                                     

 1936-2011                                                            

                                                                                                   

Friday night

You will 

guide me 

by your 

counsel 

and 

afterward 

receive me 

with  

glory. 

Antiphon: Psalm 73

Friday

We thank you 

for our creation, preservation 

and all the blessings 

of this life; 

but above all 

for the redemption 

of the world 

by our Lord Jesus Christ, for the means of grace and for the 

hope of glory.  

Thursday later in the morning

You strengthen me more, and more, 

you enfold and comfort me. Psam 71:21

From ghoulies and ghosties and long-legged beasties and things that go bump in the night, good Lord, deliver us.

           But sleep is a close second! 

Wednesday

God shall come down like rain upon the mown field, like showers 

that water the earth. 

Psalm 72:6
I love that it is field, singular/individual rather than fields - "it's like rain upon the mown field," and then it goes plural/universal "like showers that water the earth."  

Tuesday

For God alone 

my soul 

in silence waits; 

from him coms my salvation. 

For God 

alone 

my soul in silence waits; truly my hope is in him. 

                                    Psalm 62:1,7

The Feast of St James the Apostle

Taste 

and see 

that the Lord 

is good; happy are they who trust in him. 

Psalm 34:8

Bill said in a sermon once that "all we get here is a taste and sip," But now he knows the fullness of joy with James and all the saints.... 

Sunday

   grant  that
 with
 you as our
ruler
and  
guide
 we may so pass things temporal, that we lose not\
the things eternal  Collect of the day

Saturday Evening Prayer

The Lord 

will make 

good 

his purpose 

for me;

O Lord, 

your love 

endures 

for ever; 

do not 

abandon 

the works 

of your hands. 

Psalm 138:9

Saturday

I will call upon God 

and the Lord will deliver me.        

          Antiphon: Psalm 55

The Feast of Mary Magdalene

After the sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene went to see the sepulcher.  

         Antiphon on the Bendictus for today. 

                    And the angel said “Why 

                         are you looking for the                                       living among the

                                  dead? He is not here..."                           

Thursday night

That which we do for our-selves dies with 

us. That which we do for others is immortal. 

Thursday

"Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and make good your vows to the Most High." Psalm 50:14

William P. Mahedy (June 30, 1936 - July 20, 2011)

Deliver Bill, 

O Sovereign 

Lord Christ, 
from all evil &

set him free 

from every bond. 

Depart, O Christian soul, out of this world. May your rest be this day in peace and your dwelling 
in the Paradise of God. 

Wednesday July 20, 2011

When I tread the verge of Jordan, bid my anxious fears subside, death of death and hell’s 

destruction, land me safe on Canaan’s side. Songs of praises,  Songs of praises,  

I will ever sing to thee, I will ever sing to thee. 

Hymn 690 
Sing ALLELUIA and keep on walkin'

Wednesday

    Remember 

    your word 

    to your 

    servant 

    for you 

    have given 

    me hope.

    Psalm 119:49

Tuesday evening

Be our light 
in the darkness, O Lord... 

Macrina, (340-379) monastic, theologian and teacher

  Glory 

  to 

  you, 

  on 

  the 

  throne 

  of 

  your 

  majesty;

  in 

  the 

  high 

  vault 

  of 

  heaven, 

  glory 

  to 

  you. 

The Benedictus, es 
     

Monday

Give peace, 

O Lord, in all the world. For only in you can we live in safety.

Suffrages A at Morning Prayer                      Interesting.       In you. Not with you, not by you. 
                           Only in you can we live in safety. 

Sunday

Do
not

be
conformed
to
this
world
but
be
transformed
by the renewing of your minds...
 Romans 12:2

Saturday Evening Prayer

The Lord grants his loving-kindness in the daytime; in the night season his song is with me, 
a prayer to the God 
of my life.                           

Saturday

The sea is His for He made it, and His 

hands have molded the dry land 

                          The Venite  (Psalm 95)

Full moon Friday

Into 

your

hands 

I commend 

my spirit, 

for you 

have 

redeemed 

me, 

O Lord, 

O God 

of truth. 

Psalm 31:5                 This verse was such a comfort to sit with this morning, the last words that Jesus uttered before he died - not “quoting scripture” but repeating words that had long become part of the fabric of his life. Being a good Jew, he knew the Psalms, he prayed and repeated them as we do as liturgical Christians saying the Daily Office. Sometimes it seems boring  and I think “Oh no, not This one again!”  But repeated over and over they become part of what Bill Mahedy calls the deep memory and they can therefore spring to life in times of need. 

Thursday, Bastille Day

               Put

               your

               trust 

               in 

               the 

               Lord 

               and 

               do 

               good;

               Dwell

               in the land and feed on its riches.                 

Wednesday

  

Do not forsake me; be not far from me, O my God. Make haste to help me,  O God of my salvation.                              Psalm 38: v. 21, 22

Tuesday

with 

you 

is 

the 

well 

of 

life, 

and 

in 

your 

light we see light. Psalm 36:9

Tuesday

Splendor and honor and kingly power are yours, O Lord our God, for you created everything that is, and by your will they were created and 

have their being. 

               Canticle 18 (Revelation  4:11) 

Monday

Lead me in your truth, 

O Lord, and teach me. Antiphon: Psalm 25

Sunday

  

Praise the Lord from the heavens 

     praise him in the height. 

Praise him, all you angels of his,

     praise him, all his host.

               Psalm 148 v.1

Saturday

Glorify the Lord 

all you works of the Lord, praise him and highly exalt him forever. In the firmament of his power, praise him and highly exalt him forever.
                              Invocation: Canticle 12

Friday

You will show me the path 

of life; In your presence there is fulness of joy, and in your right hand are pleasures for evermore.

                            Psalm 16:11

Thursday

I love you, O Lord, my strength  Psalm 18:1

July/August Saints and Seasons

Saints and Seasons 

Merrill Waterhouse. Kathy Bafetti. Tony Montessanto. Barbara Milne. Gloria Joyce. Leanore Guimont. Gwen Hunter. Bill Mahedy in hospice care. There have been times in my life when I almost felt that things would continue the way they were forever. This is not one of those times. This is the opposite; a time when everything seems in flux - there seems to be no stability and the meaning of things is up for grabs.

Peter Gomes, wrote: ”Hope is that which gets us though and beyond when the worst that can happen, happens.”  In these times of impermanence and letting go, when there is no firm footing, we find comfort in the experience, and strength of those who have gone before and who beckon us on. St Paul calls Christ  is “a sure and certain anchor for our souls,” and we are glad to have an anchor to something that doesn’t change, doesn’t slip away with the tide. We need reminders to keep our eyes on that which endures, not that which is too quickly passing away. 

Without this anchor we wrap our happiness and our well-being around that which is transitory - a trusted friend, a spouse, a church, a job. An idea, even an idea of God, can slowly becomes an idol; without our even realizing it, that becomes our God. The reason that the first commandment is the first (“You shall have no other gods but me,” ) is because we so readily replace God with other things. When you find what you really depend on, you will find your God. 

We are created and called throughout our lives to to be alone with the Alone. And then, for one brief passage from life to Life, we are truly alone in His embrace, until we are reunited with the fellowship of all those who have gone before. Christ calls our name, He woos and guides us into the future, even though we cannot see it, even when we’d rather stay in the past. With the Holy Spirit as our guide we have noting to fear as we “go from strength to strength in the life of perfect freedom.” 

O Lord, support us all the day long of this troublous life, until the shadows lengthen, and the evening comes, and the busy world is hushed, and the fever of ilife is over and our work is done.  Then, in thy mercy, grant us a safe lodging and a holy rest and peace at the last. Amen. 

Louise Buck 

July/August 2011

Saints and Seasons @ is a monthly (except for August) column written by Louise Buck for the community at St David's Episcopal Church, 5050 Milton St, San Diego CA.

Wednesday

The Lord does not see as mortals see; they look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.

                                            I Samuel 16:7

Tuesday

In the 

morning, 

Lord , 

you hear my voice; early in the morning I make my appeal and watch for you. Psalm 5:3

Independence Day

guide our feet into the way of peace; that, having done your will with cheerfulness during the day, we may, when night comes, 

rejoice to give you thanks. 

                    Collect for the Renewal of Life 

Sunday Evening Prayer

From the rising 

of the sun to its 

going down, 

let the Name of the Lord be praised.        

                        Psalm 113: 3

Sunday

I will praise 

the 

Lord 

as long 

as I 

live.  

      Psalm 146:1 

I have company coming today through the 12th, my just-graduated-from-High-School granddaughter Arielle and her boyfriend Tom, so postings may be sporadic ..... 

Saturday evening

Jesus, remember me when you come 

into your kingdom  Luke 23:42