Friday, 23 days after the murders at Mother Emmanuel Church

                                                                              Canticle 10 

Seek 

the 

Lord 

while

he 

wills 

to be 

found; 

call upon him when he draws near.   

                            Yesterday on Facebook  I posted the Karl Barth’s quote that we need to pray with  the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other. (Thank you Google! Now we can all appear smart and well read…) And that is as true today as it was then - maybe more so though the image may need to be updated. Bill Mahedy’s grandson was over one day and saw his grandfather reading the morning paper - a daily and well loved habit. "Grammy, he said “What is Grampy DOING?” Carol, thinking it was self-evident, replied " He’s reading the news-paper” What’s that?” came the reply …. As with our Holy Scripture, images need to be updated and interpreted to be understood, but the fact remains that we need to live our lives and to pray with the Bible in one hand the daily news in the other, whatever way we get that.

         Come all who thirst. Come to the Waters. Seek the Lord... Biblically with Love and newspapery with Horror. I have promised Glory unto You. You hall be saved.

  My favorite readings ,Isaiah  55. You shall go out, YES,  You shall go out with JOY.  Sounds of Cello,  French horn. Bass guitar, Bassoon, Bass trombone, muted Trombone, tenor saxophone .... Lovingly.  Jeff Watkins