ADVENT HOPE

FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENTDECEMBER 3, 2023 Yet, O LORD, you are our Father;we are the clay, and you are our potter;we are all the work of your hand.ISAIAH 64:8 Advent – Day 1Sunday, December 3Isaiah 64:1-9Psalm 80:1-7, 17-191 Corinthians 1:3-9Mark 13:24-37 Welcome to Advent! In my previous post, I stated my goal of writing aContinueContinue reading “ADVENT HOPE”

ADVENT DRAWS NEAR

Beware, keep alert; for you do not know when the time will come.mark 13:33 Last year at this time, I was serving as Interim Rector of St. James Episcopal Church in Painesville, Ohio. It gave me an opportunity to revive a practice that I had enjoyed when I was in active full-time parish ministry –ContinueContinue reading “ADVENT DRAWS NEAR”

WAIT, WEIGHT

 “Bless the Lord God of Israel    because he has come to help and has delivered his people. He has raised up a mighty savior for us in his servant David’s house,     just as he said through the mouths of his holy prophets long ago. He has brought salvation from our enemies    and from the power of all those who hateContinueContinue reading “WAIT, WEIGHT”