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IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER

In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moanEarth stood hard as iron, water like a stoneSnow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snowIn the bleak midwinter, long ago[Christina Georgina Rosetti /c. 1872] DAILY OFFICE READINGS – January 27, 2026AM Psalm 45; PM Psalm 47, 48Gen. 15:1-11,17-21; Heb. 9:1-14; John 5:1-18 I took the feature photo above in NovemberContinueContinue reading “IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER”

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”