Wednesday, October16, 2019*

                                                I Corinthians 14:20

        Brothers 

   and sisters, 

      do not be 

     children in 

   your think-

   ing; rather, 

     be infants 

             in evil, 
                  but  in thinking, be adults. 

 *  Hugh Latimer 

            and 

 Nicholas Ridley, 

16th c. English Bishops murder-ed /martyred 

in the political-religious strife 

in the reign of King Edward VI (Which makes me  grateful that we do NOT have a king and DO have a clear sep-aration of ch- 

urch & state. 

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May we too 

                                                live in your fear, 

                                    die in your favor and 

                        rest in your peace  

               -Collect___________________________

 Rather than a sym-bol of pomp and privilege, the bishop’s crozier is a shepherd’s crook reminding us that the  episcopal vocation  is one of guarding the flock, Serving rather than Ruling is the hall-mark of life in Christ

Siri transcribed it as  “do not beat children.” Right, rather catch ‘em by the  leg with 

your staff as they go over the  cliff.