Thursday, November 14, 2019*

                   ________________________Psalm 27:11_

You 

speak

in my 

heart 

and 

say,  

“Seek 

my

face."

Your face Lord will I seek. 

* Samuel Seabury, 

the first American 

bishop consecrated in 

1784 for newly form-

ing independent Epis-

copal Church. He sail-

ed to England for 3 

bish-ops who would 

consecrate him but, 

not being able to

 swear allegiance to 

the King  ended up 

being  consecrated

 in Scotland on this 

day in 1784.

Friday, April 5, 2019*

_______________________________Friday Collect_ 

       Grant that 

      we, walking 

       in the way 

     of the cross, 

       may find it 

       none other 

         than the 

          way of 

         life and 

           peace

Pandita Mary Ramabai 1858-1922, “the mother of modern India.”  Social  reformer and evangelist, a pioneer in the educa-tion and emancipation of women in India, and the first woman to be accorded the title of

Pandita as a Sanskrit scholar: 

we pray that, like her, 

we may embrace the gift of new life  -Collect

Monday, October 29, 2018, Remembering St Simon and StJude, Apostles

                ____________________Isaiah 28: 16a,17  

Thus says the Lord God,

I will make justice the line, 

and righteousness the plummet.

may we too 

be ardent 

and zealous  

in our mission 

to make known  

the love and 

mercy of God

Tuesday, July 24, 2018*

 _Joshua 8:1____________________________

Do 

not 

fear 

or be 

dismayed

*Thomas á Kempis 1380-1471 

 Priest and author of the classic,          The Imitation of Christ

 which always seems such an unfortunate title since to "imitate” Christ one must become  uniquely oneself, one’s true

 self as another Thomas (Merton) 

would say centuries later. Perhaps  

a good reminder that in all things 

spitiutual you cannot simply take 

the sureface meaning...

                      “Know all

        and you will 

        pardon all.”

___________________*________________

Musings: The MP readings were a challenge- Psalm 45 which is all about the king, (the earthy king) - Joshua be-ing told to ambush and burn and destroy the city of Ai, (hardly a salubrious or even acceptable example for today’s world on the face of it!) And the whole was topped off by Judas’ betrayal of Jesus, ushering in his death… and resurrection. Looking at our world today - from wherever you stand - we are in a  mell of a hess.

And yet the Word of the Lord, insistent and persistent, was “Do not fear or be dismayed…”  And there was no other. Believe me - I looked!  In AA you hear “Take what you like and leave the rest,” which turns out to have an implied “right now” - later it’ll make more sense … just file it away.” So the word of the Lord to me is : don’t get your panties in a bunch. Live the life I have called you to today. Just today. You don’t have to know how it all fits together. Remember, "Easy does it but DO IT.” And as my grandmother Molly used to say “Underneath are the everlasting arms.” 

Thursday, May 17, 2018*

                        ____________________________Psalm 10 5:4

Search  

for 

the 

Lord 

and 

his 

strength, 

continually seek his face.

* William  

Hobart Hare 

 1838-1909 

Missionary bis-

hop to the Nio-brara Territory and later the 

first bishop of South Dakota, “the Apostle to the Sioux.”

Wakamanta, Holy God,  Strengthen us       with the Holy Spirit to walk    [with you]                   - Collect

Tuesday, April 24, 2018*

                               ___________Psalm 45:7

         

         Your throne, 

    O God, endures

              for ever 

            and ever;  

    a septer of right-

     eousness is the  

     septer of your  

            kingdom;  

          

       you love righteousness and hate evil.   

*Genocide Remembrance Day. Today the international com-

munity (most of it anyway) remem-

bers the 1915 Armenian Genocide, but it wasn’t the first or the last. 

Give us 

the courage 

to stand 

against 

hatred and 

oppression 

and to seek 

the dignity 

oand well-being of all

l for the sake of our Savior Jesus Christ  -Collect 

Tuesday, March 13, 2018*

           _________The Collect for Peace

O God, 

the author of peace and lover 

of concord, to know you is eternal life 

and to serve you is perfect freedom

*James     Theodore  Augustus      Holly        1829-1911  

Born a free man inWashington DC   odained to the priesthood in 1856, in 1861 he led a group of African American's  settling in Haiti. In 1874, he was consecrated the first Episcopal Bishop of Haiti and The Domincan Republic,   

   

   Grant that, in-nspired by his testimony, we may overcome our prejudice and honor those whom you call                    from every family, language, people, & nation

          Pray today for the people of Haiti.