Wednesday, the Fourth of July. 2018

                   _________________Psalm 119:127, 160a

Early

in the 

morn--

ing, I 

cry out 

to you, 

for in 

your word is my trust.

The heart of your word is truth.

Tuesday evening

                _*________________Psalm 124:1a 

Our 

help 

is in 

the 

Name 

of the Lord___________________*_

Tuesday, July 3, 2018

                   

                     TheCollect forPeace

O God,

the author 

of life and 

llover of

concord, 

to know you 

is eternal life 

and to serve you is perfect freedom

Monday evening

                                    Evening Prayer 

           

         

          send  

          forth 

          upon 

          us 

          the 

          Spirit

          of love,

          that in 

          comp-

          anion-

          ship 

          with

          one

          an-

          other 

          your

          abounding grace

          may increase among us

Monday, July 2, 2018*

                                  Canticle at Morning Prayer

   

          Surely 

               it is 

              God 

               who 

             saves 

                me, 

             I will

             trust
             in him and not be afraid.

                                 Today we remember 3 

individuals who were prophetic witnesses 

and reformers of society:

Walter Rauschenbusch 

(1861- 1918) minister and theologian for whom the  king-dom of God, was “Not a matter of getting individuals to heaven, but of transforming life on earth into the harmony                         of heaven. “ 

Washington Gladden    

(1836-1918) minister & one of the earliest & most influenial proponenmts of the "Social Gospel" and

 Jacob Riis

( 1849- 1914)   

Danish émigré to the US, journalist & "muckraker", social com-mentary photographer  

& author of

Loving God, you called us to do justice & love kindness… May we to ever be mindful of the suf-ferings of those who are poor and work diligently for the reform of our communities-Collect

_______________________- *-______________________

Treat yourself to reading the whole of the 22nd chapter of Numbers…. It was a favorite of our friend Bill Mahedy’s - he’d say “If God can speak through a jackass, he can speak through me/us.”   

Sunday night

                   

                   _____________________Psalm 145:2

  
   Every 
     day 
   will I 
    bless 
     you, 
     and 
     praise your name for ever and ever.
  

Sunday, The first day of July, 2018

                            _________________Psalm 118:14

The 

Lord 

is 

my 

str-

en-

gth

my 

song,  

and he has become my salvation.