Archive for January 2020
Lonely but not Really Alone
“It is not good for people to be alone”. Genesis 2:18 “I am with you always . . .” Jesus “All the lonely people, where do they all come from?” The Beatles Eleanor Rigby and Father McKenzie were lonely. And alone. So is most everyone at some time, maybe many times in our lives. Are…
Read MoreFear, Friends and Light
“Fear Not . . . “ “You have not received the bondage again to fear . . .” Romans 8 “The true Light, which gives light to everyone, has come into the world.” John 1 Christmas is long since over. Nonetheless my trees are still up. And a gift arrived in the mail this past…
Read MoreFear, Friends and Light
“Fear Not . . . “ “You have not received the bondage again to fear . . .” Romans 8 “The true Light, which gives light to everyone, has come into the world.” John 1 Christmas is long since over. Nonetheless my trees are still up. And a gift arrived in the mail this past…
Read MoreOut of Egypt Have I Called My Child
January 12, 2020 “Children are a heritage from the Lord . . . happy is the man who has a quiver full of them.” Psalm 127 “And a sword shall pierce your soul” Simeon’s words to Mary at the baptism of Jesus. Two events prompted the theme of this blog for today. One was a…
Read More“What About Going to Church?”
Luke 2:40-52 “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s House?” The assigned Gospel Lesson for this first Sunday of the New Year is about Jesus going to the Temple in Jerusalem. It struck me . . . as going to “Church” (By “Church” I mean the building where there is a formal…
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