Metropolitan Museum of Art. Stained Glass in Medieval Europe, German 1444 Isaiah 35: 1-10 Psalm 85: 8-13 Luke 5: 17-26 Mary’s time was fast approaching when the words of the angel would be fulfilled. What
Isaiah 11:1-10 Psalm 72:1-8 Romans 15:4-13 Matthew 3:1-12 As we move into the second week of Advent, the theme is “peace”. But as I read the readings for today, it was “hope” that jumped out
Isaiah 30:19-21,23-26 Psalm 147:1-12 Matthew 9:35-10:1,5-8 What a powerful and humbling message I found in these two lessons and the psalm. In reading the lessons, my thoughts immediately went to my following the Benedictine Rule
Isaiah 29:17-24 Psalm 27:1-6, 17-18 Matthew 9:27-31 Today’s readings are full of hope, of reassurance – of anticipation. One dictionary defines anticipation as “an emotion involving pleasure or anxiety in considering or awaiting an expected
Isaiah 26:1-6 Psalm 118:19-24 Matthew 7:21-27 I have been a Christian since my baptism when I was a very young child. Not until I was in my twenties did the implication of God’s free gift
Isaiah 25: 6-9 Psalm 23Matthew 15: 29-39 When I started reading Isaiah, I was struck by verse 9b: “Lo this is our God; we have waited for him, so that he might save us.” I
Isaiah 11:1-10 Psalm 72:1-8 Luke 10:21-24 The peaceful Kingdom, as described in Isaiah 11:1-10, speaks to me of a time when all of us, God’s children, will dwell together with him, our loving Lord, in
Isaiah 4:2-6 Psalm 122 Matthew 8:5-13 Yesterday, in churches where there is an Advent wreath, the first candle was lit for HOPE. Psalm 122 includes prayer for the “peace of Jerusalem;” even today, in hope,
Jerusalem. Etching and engraving. British Museum 1841 Isaiah 2:1-5Psalm 122 Romans 13:11-14 Matthew 24:36-44 In a taxi from Tel Aviv airport, my brother and I caught our first glimpse of Jerusalem, the city on the
