Hear my cry, O God,and listen to my prayer.I call upon you from the ends of the earthwith heaviness in my heart;set me upon the rock that is higher than I.For you have been my refuge,a strong tower against the enemy. [Psalm 61:1-3 BCP Psalter] DAILY OFFICE READINGS – February 3, 2026AM Psalm 61, 62; PM Psalm 68:1-20(21-23)24-36Gen.ContinueContinue reading “HOW LONG, O LORD?”
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AN INCONVENIENT HERO
Now that he is safely dead,Let us praise him.Build monuments to his glory.Sing Hosannas to his name.Dead men make such convenient heroes.For they cannot rise to challenge the imagesThat we might fashion from their lives.It is easier to build monumentsThan to build a better world.So now that he is safely dead,We, with eased consciences willTeachContinueContinue reading “AN INCONVENIENT HERO”
ADVENT 2025 – DAY SIX
Our forefathers put their trust in you; they trusted, and you delivered them. They cried out to you and were delivered; they trusted in you and were not put to shame.[PSALM 22:4-5] ADVENT DAILY OFFICE READINGSAM Psalm 16, 17; PM Psalm 22Amos 5:1-17; Jude 1-16; Matt. 22:1-14 December 5, 2025, is the 70th anniversary of the Montgomery bus boycott.ContinueContinue reading “ADVENT 2025 – DAY SIX”