Wednesday, January 10, 2018*

   _____________________________________________John 1:38

Jesus turned and saw them following and he said to them “Come and see…”

      * William Laud 

Archbishop of Canterbury   born 1573 he was beheaded in the in the Tower of London on January 10, 1645.       

It’s tricky balancing         church and state... Something alwasy         comes first

may we live in your fear, die in your           favor and rest in your peace - Collect

Tuesday, June 6, 2017*

                 ___________II Corinthians 6:3_

See, 

now 

is the 

accep-

table 

time; 

see, 

now is the day of salvation________

* and we remember Ini Kopuria (d. 1945)a Solomon Islander 

who, in 1925,  founded of  The Melanesian Brotherhood. Their website says:  The Brothers are an Angli-

can Community based primarily with the Solo-

mon Island, but now expanding into other parts of the world. Un-

fortunately the cost of Web access within the islands is too expensive for the brothers, 

therefore this site is being maintained by the Companions to the Brotherhood in England.

The Third Sunday of Easter, April 30, 2017

                 _________________ Collect  ___ 

open 

the 

eyes 

of 

our 

faith, 

that 

we 

may

 see Christ in all his redeeming work 

                          I was surprised with the image.  

I usually go bigger, broader.  But not today. Today is totally local and focal. Maybe be-

cause to know Christ “in the breaking of bread” implies, requires a a community to which one belongs. But  at first I couldn’t find the image.

 As I searched, I  thought maybe it was maybe  this stylized  flower with a multitude of petals a-

round a button at the

Center. As I looked further,

I thought maybe 

it a map of the world painted on two upturned palms.

 And then I came across  the picture I  had first seen in my minds eye. ….

__________Open the eyes of my faith that I may see you in in all your redeeming work___________________________

Holy Saturday, April 16, 2017

 there is a great silence   

 on earth today 

a great silence+stillness. 

The whole earth keeps 

silence because the 

King is asleep. 

God has died 

          in the flesh and

    hell trembles 

with fear. 

                                                       

                                                       From   

                                                       an

                                                       ancient 

                                                       homily 

                                                       on the

                                                       holy 

                                                       and 

                                                       great 

                                                       Sabbath

Friday, April 7, 2017. Today we remember Tikhon of Moscow (1865 –1923) confessor and ecumenism humanist, the Patriarch ofMoscow and All Russia during the early years of the Soviet Union.

                                          Psalm 95:7b/ Romans 11: 18

           

           
           Oh, 

           that 

           today 

           you 

           would

           hearken

           to God’s voice! 

           it is not you who support the root, 

                     but the root who supports you 

 Open our eyes, we pray, as you opened the eyes of your servant  Tikhon that we may see the faithful-ness of others as we strive to be steadfast 

to the faith  delivered  

to us that the world may 

see  and know you            - Collect 

I ask your prayers 

for our Russian Orthodox brother and sisters, 

and for the citizens and the governments officials 

of our respective counties. 

Thursday, April 6, 2017 Today the church remembers Daniel Gee Ching Wu, Priest and missionary among Chinese Americans in the San Francisco Bay area, d. 1956.*

                                    Psalm 133:1 

Oh, how good and pleas-ant 

it is 

when brothers and sisters 

live together in unity.

* Gee Ching Woo learned English in Hawaii from the  deaconess Emma Dreamt after she asked him to teach her Chinese.  Inspired by her Christian convictions, he  was baptized, taking the name Daniel.  Drant moved to San Francis and started missionary work with the Chinese which became True 

Sunshine Church, which continues to this day.  Ching moved to the Bay area, attended CDSP and was ordained a priest in 1912 and continued his work there until his death in 1956.

By the power of 

the Holy Spirit,

raise up other 

inspired leaders, 

that today's

newcomers 

may find leaders from their diverse 

communities faithful to our Savior 

Jesus Christ - Collect

Today we celebrate the lives of Lydia, Dorcas and Phoebe, witnesses to the Faith

                                        Collect for Guidance 

 …so guide 

and govern 

us by your 

Holy Spirit 

that in all 

the cares &

occupations 

of our life

we may not 

forget you…

Give thanks  

today for 

support

people, all 

the nameless  

ones who make 

the world work! 

St Agnes, Martyr at Rome, 304

                          Ephesians 6:10

Finally, be strong in the Lord and the strength of his power 

 “O God ,you choose whom the world deems powerless to put the powerful to shame..“ Collect 

Agnes was 12 when she was martyred. Seems the prefect day for a 200,000 person Women's March in Washing-ton DC and 600 sister marches in, I think it's 60 countries around the world as well as countless people praying for the marchers all marching to uphold human rights and the dignity of people, 

St Lucy, Martyr at Syracuse, 304 I associate St Lucy or Lucia (the name itself means light) with Sweden but she was actually martyred in Syracuse in Sicily. Before 1528, when Pope Gregory VIII reformed the calendar, (The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used civil calendar in the world) Dec 13 was the shortest day of the year and, with her feast, the light began slowly to grow as the days lengthened.

                                             Isaiah 9:5  

all the boots of the tram-pling warriors and all the garments rolled in blood shall be burned 

as fuel for the fire. 

Illumine us, 

with your

 daughter 

Lucy, with 

the light 

of Christ 

- Collect   

                                                              ***

That’s my word for today: the Word of the Lord.  The rest is  just my musings which I share if you want to read them. After writing this, I did the blog post…. 

          God Rocks! Sometimes things just come crashing together and it’s amazing.  I went in to read Morning Prayer after learning about St Lucy and was confronted by/with Psalm 45 which just puts me on my  ear….  it’s so full of power and domination -  just what the Chosen People (and the disciples, and are we any different?) were looking for in a Messiah - an earthly king to kick butt. (And they got squalling baby born in a stable and a Peacenik riding into town on a donkey rather than a war horse.) I was tempted to not read it at all but I was glad I did… I was especially struck this morning  by “the rich among the people seek your favor” in case we are  temped to think that sucking up to power (more politely put, currying favor) is anything new… 

          And then I read Isaiah 9:1-7…Ah, falling into comfort “the people who walked in darkness have seen a great light” and I thought COOL… but no, and that was not it. I read on and was stopped by my verse…. But “Really?” I thought, turning up my nose at the stench. Maybe I’m hearing wrong and I read on …  But God whispered,(how can a whisper be so loud?!)  “Go back, go back. Fuel for the fire…it’s all fuel for the fire…”  And the very next line is  “For a child has been born to us, a son given to us”… and goes on into that lovely oration that sings in our soul… Wonderful Counselor, Almighty Father, the Prince of Peace.” We so easily get ahead of ourselves and skip the stench of burning but it’s all fuel for that glorious fire.

Karl Barth, Pastor and theologian. 1886 – 1968

  Isaiah 7:14 

the Lord 

himself 

will give 

you a sign 

'look, the 

young woman 

is with child 

and shall 

bear a son, 

and shall 

name him 

Immanuel'

Teach us, like hm, to live by faith, and even in chaotic and perilous times to perceive the light of your eternal glory, Jesus Christ our Redeemer  - Collect

Today in the Episcopal Church we remember Channing Moore Williams, missionary bishop in China and Japan, born in Richmond VA in1829 and died on this date in 1910.

     Absolution. 

keep

us 

in 

eternal 

life

                    Raise up 

                    in this &

                   every land 

                   evangelists 

                   & heralds 

                   of your 

                   kingdom  

                  - Collect

St Andrew theApostle, who was called first and brought his brother Simon/Peter to Jesus later. The Parton Saint of those who carry the message.

                              Confession at Morning Prayer

that 

we may 

delight 

in your 

will &

walk 

in your 

ways, 

to the 

glory 

of you 

Name … 

 

give us…grace to follow Christ without delay & bring those near to us into his 

gracious pres-ence. -Collect

I saw 

this on 

Facebook & I really like to-days since to carry the mes-sage first you have to get out of yourself 

which requires practice, practice,  practice…