“First Coming” by Madeline L’Engle

Dec 24, 2020 | Advent Blog

Psalm 89:1-4,19-29 | 2 Samuel 7:1-16 | Luke 1:67-79 First Coming by Madeline L’Engle He did not wait till the world was ready,till men and nations were at peace.He came when the Heavens were unsteady,and prisoners cried out for release. He did not wait for the perfect...

My Soul Magnifies the Lord…

Dec 22, 2020 | Advent Blog

Psalm 122 | 1 Samuel 1:19-28 | Luke 1:46-56 Luke 1:46-55 My Soul Magnifies the Lord… During my life this has always been one of my prayers. In fact, in the book of Common Prayer, during daily Evening Prayer the Song of Mary as it has come to be known, is often...

I am a “glass is half full” kind of gal.

Dec 21, 2020 | Advent Blog

Psalm 35:1-5, 20-22 | Zephaniah 3:14-18a | Luke 1:3 9-45 I am a “glass is half full” kind of gal. I can and will look at the world with rose-colored glasses all day long. This year, 2020, has made it very difficult for me to do that. I work as a nurse in a hospital,...

Oh, how Priscilla loved a party!

Dec 19, 2020 | Advent Blog

Nephew Peter, myself, and Priscilla Rigg (circa 2004) Psalm 113 | 1 Samuel 1:19-28 | Luke 1:46-56 We are now in the throes of Advent 2020, on top of a pandemic, but I digress… Reading Luke, no singing Luke 1:46-56 warmed my heart… back around 1995, I first met...