Saturday, March 3, 2018*.

                                      Antiphon on Psalm 75 

                

              God 

              does 

              not 

              judge 

              by 

              what 

              the 

              eyes 

              see, 

              but

              in 

              truth 

              and equity.

                *The Wesleys Brothers

      John (1703-1791) and Charles (1703-1791) 

English Anglican priests who both 
experienced inner conversions 

which led them to become founders

 and leaders of the “Methodist”or

evangelical revival in the church, 

akin to Cursillo in our own day. The
 outer forms of religion are not enough. 

The Methodist Church became a 

separate entity only after the brother’s deaths. (Humans are such a fractious lot!)  My husband Gordon grew up a Methodist & was taught ‘the Method.”  Charles wrote a TON of hymns that Margaret England always says are not only singable but are complete sermons in themselves. ( Hark, the herald angels sing, Love divine, all loves excelling, Rejoice, the Lord is King, O for a thousand tongues to sing, Jesus, 

lover of my soul, Lo! he comes with clouds descending)

In Morning Prayer,

we continue reading the story of Joseph who was sold into slavery in  Egypt. His brothers have come down to Egypt for the second time to buy food and have been brought to Jospeh’s house, though still unaware that it’s Joseph they are dealing with. Lunch is served, and each group is served separately since eating together would be an   “abomination to the Egyptians!  (Genesis 43:32) Wait ,wait! As readers of the New Testament, we are used to seeing the world    with Jewish eyes. But here, the tables are turned and it is the Jews who are the unclean OTHER! It made me laugh but aso stop and think.

Kindle in your Church, we [pray] such fervor, that those whose faith has cooled may be war-med,  and those who have not known Christ may turn to him and be saved - Collect