PREPARING FOR LENT

Test me, O Lord, and try me;examine my heart and my mind.For your love is before my eyes;As for me, I will live with integrity;redeem me, O Lord, and have pity on me.[PSALM 26:2-3a, 11 BCP PSALTER] DAILY OFFICE READINGS – February 17, 2026AM Psalm 26, 28; PM Psalm 36, 39Prov. 30:1-4,24-33; Phil. 3:1-11; John 18:28-38 On this ShroveContinueContinue reading “PREPARING FOR LENT”

WHEN I WAS 21

When I was 21, it was a very good year…But now the days are short, I’m in the autumn of my yearsAnd now I think of my life as vintage wineFrom fine old kegsFrom the brim to the dregsIt poured sweet and clearIt was a very good year[songwriter: ervin drake][sung by frank sinatra] October 31,ContinueContinue reading “WHEN I WAS 21”

ADVENT DAY FOURTEEN

Jesus said, “I tell you, Peter, the cock will not crow this day, until you have denied three times that you know me.”Luke 22:34 We love to pick on Peter. He is such an easy target. In today’s reading from Luke, he boasts that he is ready to follow Jesus to prison and even toContinueContinue reading “ADVENT DAY FOURTEEN”