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”
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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”
ADVENT DAY THIRTEEN
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14 Friday, December 13, 2024Isaiah 7:10-252 Thessalonians 2:13-3:5Luke 22:14-30 When I was in college, I had the good fortune of being a part of two performances of George FriedrichContinueContinue reading “ADVENT DAY THIRTEEN”