Friday evening

                  _______________At Evening Prayer 

That this even-ing may be holy, good and peaceful__________

Friday, the last day of June: half of 2017 is over, and how did that happen??? Tempis fugits for sure.

          ________Psalm 102:19a,20b*_

The Lord looks down…

from the heavens that he might hear the groan of the captive and set free 

those condemned to die.

*changed tense.  

Evening Prayer

                        ____________Psalm  138: 4_

When I 

called 

you 

answered 

me; you 

increased my strength within me.

—————When I called you answered me; 

         you increased my strength within me——        

Thursday, June 29, 2017 the Feast of St Peter and St Paul, Apostles, though only Pete knew Jesus during his life on earth….

  _________________Psalm 105:3__

  Glory in God’s holy Name,

       let the hearts of those 

  who seek the Lor rejoice.  

sometimes we think we know know Who are following and 

sometimes we 

are surprised 

at the discovery 

but in either case we are found by God. 

Evening Prayer

        ______Luke22: 18

“I 

tell 

you 

that 

from 

now 

on 

I will 

not 

drink 

of the fruit of the vine until 

the kingdom of God comes.”

Midweek, June 28, 2017*

                  __________________Canticle 11__ 

Arise, 

shine 

for 

your 

light 

has 

come, 

and the glory of 

the Lord has dawned upon you

*Irenaeus

  Born in 

  Smyrna

 Turkey. 

  Bishop 

  and  

  theologian, 

  ca 130-200. 

Only the God who created human beings could also saved us, 

and only 

that which 

was truly  

assumed (humanity in the Incarna-tion) could also 

be redeemed.   (Which sure 

sounds decidedly Irenaean)                               

                            

Evening Prayer

                          ______Psalm 94:19_

       When 

       many 

       cares  

       fill 

       my 

       mind, 

       your    
       consolations cheer my soul.  

late morning

  

                              ______from Give Us This Day_

To 

act  

in 

faith 

is to know

that God is 

holding your hand.

Tuesday, 27 June, 2017*

       _______________Collect for peace____

___to 

know 

you is 

eternal 

life 

and 

to serve you is prefect freedom___

  

  *Cornelius Hill, 

     1834–1907

  Onangwatgo, 

  “ Big Medicine” 

, Episcopal priest and last hereditary 

chief of the Oneida nation. in Wisconsin. 

Monday evening

         __________Luke 21:34 

Be on guard that your hearts  are not weighed down with 
     dissipation & drunkenness 
          & the worries of this life. 

Another Monday, June 26, 2017*

 _____________________Psalm 89:1,2___

                                Your love, O Lord, 

 forever will  I sing; from age to age my mouth will proclaim your faith-fulness. For I am persuaded that your love is  established forever; 

you have set your faithfulness 

firmly in the heavens.

*Isabel 
Florence 
Hapgood 
(1851- 1929) 
economist &
journalist;  
lifelong, 
faithful 
Episcopalian, she introcduced
the Divine Liturgy  of the 

Russian Orthodox Church 

 to English-speaking Christ - 

ians & encouraged Angli - 

can - Orthodox dialogue.   

Sunday evening

                   ______________Psalm 19:2,3__

One 

day 

tells 

its 

tale 

to

another, 

and one night 

imparts knowledge to 

another, Although they 

have no words or language, 

and their voices are not heard…

Sunday, June 25, 2017

          ______The General Thanksgiving

          at the Daiily Office__________ 

We 
bless 

you 

for 

our 

creat-

ion, 

pres-

erva-

tion, 

and  

all 

the 

bles-

sings 

of 

this 

life; 

but above all 

for your immeasurable love 

in the redemption of the world 

in our Lord Jesus Christ; for the 

means of grace+the hope of glory 

Evening Prayer ((easier said than done - probably for J the B too!)

     _____John 3:30_ 

He 

must 

in-
crease, 
but I must decrease________

Saturday 24 June, 2017”

               ___________Luke 1: 63 _ 

“His 

name

is John.”

              * The Nativity of  

                       John the Baptist. 

This tiny but important phrase

 illustrates how we Still tend 

to think about and treat people 

with disabilities,oh, and wonen…

The angel made Zechariah mute 

through-out Elizabeth’s pregnancy. 

When the child is born, Elizabeth 

tells them that the childs name is 

John. WHAT??? Noone in the family

 is named John! So they go t othe 

huusband (of course!)  and ask him. 

Remember -he is mute, not deaf. 

Nevertheless they don’t just ASK 

him, they motion to him...  

        He writes   "His "name i"s John."
 Full stop. It’s easy to miss! 

                                      "And immediately 

                          his mouth was opened 
                          and his tongue was freed 
                          and he begn to speak, 
                          praising God."

Friday, June 23, 2107: The cusp of the first week-end of summer

            _________1Samuel 3:9

 "Go 

 lie 

 down,” 

 Eli told Samuel. 

  “When he calls you,” say, 

    ‘Speak Lord. I’m listening. ‘