Today is the Fifth Day of Christmas and an opportunity to appreciate (thanks to the Google Doodle!) Charles Macintosh, born this day n 1766 (d.1843) a Scottish chemist and the inventor of waterproof fabric.

  John 7:46

“Never

 has 

anyone 

spoken 

like this.”

How silently, how silently

The wondrous gift is given

So God imparts to human hearts

The blessings of His heaven.

No ear may hear His coming

But in this world of sin

Where meek souls will receive him still

The dear Christ enters in.

 O Little Town of Bethlehem By Phillips Brooks 

Monday Evening Pyaer

                                               Acts 2:42

They

devoted 

them-

selves 

to the 

apostle’s teaching 

and the fellowship, the 

breaking of bread and the prayers. 

Saturday Evening Prayer

   Psalm 138:4

When I 

called, 

you 

answered

 me, you

 increased

 my strength 

within me.

          

The Eve of Trinity Sunday

                                                    Canticle 13 

                                    Benedictus es, Domine 

         

        

       

        Glory 

        to you, 

        behold-

        ing the 

        depths; 

        in the 

        high

        vault of 

        heaven, 

        glory to you.  

        Glory to you, 

        Father, Son and Holy Spirit; 

        we will praise you & highly 

                               exalt you for ever.

Saturday in Easter Week

                                               Psalm 145:10

  All 

   your 

   works 

   praise 

   you, 

   O Lord, and

   your faithful servants bless you.

  Haha: God’s no dummy.

When Pharaoh the people go, God did not 

lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, 

although that was nearer; for God thought, 

"If the people face war, they may change their 

minds and return to Egypt." So God lead the 

people by the roundabout way…                   

                                         Exodus 13:17-18 

Which is followed in the next verse by the sweet 

detail hat they left Egypt, Moses took his father 

Joseph’s bones with them, as he had promised.  

Friday in Easter Week

                                             Luke 24:15

  “Why 

   do 

   you  

   look 

   for 

   the 

   living 

   among the dead?” 

                                      “Only when we stop looking to the past  

                             can we truly be in the present 

                                and available for the future 

                                       whatever it may be." 

                       

late afternoon

Lord 

Jesus 

Christ, 

Son 

of the

 living 

God, 

we pray 

you to 

set your passion, cross, & death between your judgment and our souls, now and in 

the hour of our death. 

Sunday night

                                     II Thessalonians  2:16-17

Now 

may 

our 

Lord 

Jesus 

Christ him-

self 

and 

God our Father, 

who loved us & through grace 

gave us eternal comfort & 

good hope, comfort your 

hearts & strengthen 

them in every 

good work 

& word.

Holy Cross Day

                             Psalm 66:4

Come 

now, 

and 

see

the 

works of God, 

how wonderful he is toward all people. 

        “In Christ the generosity of God 

is resplendent.”-From he writings of the 4th c. saint, 

Basil the Great (from Give Us This Day)