Today we celebrate Fourth Week of Lent

"When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to men that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you." Matthew 6:16-18

Archive for November 22nd, 2009

To every thing there is a season . . .

November 22nd, 2009

Today there is no denying that it is fall – it’s chilly, the sky is overcast, and the wind is all blustery . . . it’s blowing the leaves everywhere!
The fall leaves always remind me of change; how each year we cast off the old foliage, start over, and allow for new growth.  In church [...]

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Collect for the Last Sunday after Pentecost

November 22nd, 2009

Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your well-beloved Son, the King of kings and Lord of lords: Mercifully grant that the peoples of the earth, divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together under his most gracious rule; who lives and reigns with you and [...]

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