“Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me; yet, not my will but yours be done.”Luke 22:42 Monday, December 16, 2024Isaiah 8:16-9:12 Peter 1:1-11Luke 22:39-53 The above Gospel reading from Matthew, which takes place as Jesus is about to be arrested, seems an odd choice for Advent. Yet that is the way theContinueContinue reading “ADVENT DAY SIXTEEN”
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THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Cry aloud, inhabitants of Zion, ring out your joy, for the great one in the midst of you is the Holy One of Israel.Canticle 9, Book of Common Prayer, p. 86 This is the Third Sunday of Advent. We light the third candle on the Advent wreath, the candle of Joy. A keen observer will noteContinueContinue reading “THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT”
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”
Walking Together in Faith 