Sunday Readings: Ezekiel 18.25-28; Philippians 2.1-11; Matthew 21.28-32 The priests and elders asked Jesus, “By what authority are you doing these things?” Jesus did not answer directly but said, “What do you think of this case? A man had two children. He came to the first and told him, “Son, go out and work in […]
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Holy Wisdom May Holy Wisdom, kind to humanity, steadfast, sure and free the breath of the power of God may she who makes all things new, in every age, enter our souls, and make us friends of God, through Jesus Christ. St. Hilda Community, England
Sunday Readings: Isaiah 55.6-9; Philippians 1.20-24, 27; Matthew 20.1-16 Jesus told his disciples a parable about a householder who hired additional workers at nine, noon, three, and five o’clock. At the end of the day, the householder told the manager to pay the workers beginning with the last and then going to the first. When those hired
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Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect any praise or reward. If you let go a little, you will have a little peace. If you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace. If you let go completely, you will know complete peace and freedom. Your struggles with
May I,together with all beings,enjoy a refreshed senseof kindness in mind,joyfulness of heart,and an expansiveness of being. Amen.
We ask you for bread and peace, and your answer, God, is Jesus Christ, your son. He is bread for the life of the world, our hope and our peace. We pray that he may be powerful here in our midst and that we may find gladness in him, whom you have given us here
Sunday Readings: Sirach 27.30—28.7, Romans 14.7-9, Matthew 18.21-35 Peter came and asked Jesus this question. “Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?” Jesus answered, “Not seven times, but I tell you, seventy times seven” (Matthew 18.21). Then Jesus tells a parable. A king forgives
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It is not you that shapes God, it is God who shapes you. If then you are the work of God, await the hand of the artist who does all things in due season. Offer God your heart, soft and tractable, and keep the form in which the artist has fashioned you. Let your clay
Sunday Readings: Ezekiel 33.7-9, Romans 13.8-10, Matthew 18.15-20 “If another member of the church, a brother or sister, sins against you, go and point out the fault when the two of you are alone. If the member listens to you, you have regained him or her. But if you are not listened to, take one
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