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We heard these words: “Ask not, what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”

    On this day in 1620 – Plymouth Colony settlers sign the Mayflower Compact which was written by the male Separatist Puritans on the ship from England, originally bound for Virginia.   It was their aim to form a colony based on religious principles rather than on the concept of religious freedom.   The…

Some meditations on Psalm 102

An outline of thoughts on “How do we live with “The Day” Approaching?”

  Lord of this morning, Light of this day, Master of the darkness that daily dies, God of night and light and all that is, I come … Empty handed, I come. I bring to the morning and the day, nothing, Nothing, Nothing, but me …myself …. my self, Undone, unfettered, unconditionally empty. I come.…

  Lord of this morning, Light of this day, Master of the darkness that daily dies, God of night and light and all that is, I come … Empty handed, I come. I bring to the morning and the day, nothing, Nothing, Nothing, but me …myself …. my self, Undone, unfettered, unconditionally empty. I come.…

    Photo by Joseph Barrientos on Unsplash   People say "God is watching" as if it were a reality from which to recoil in utter dread, as if it were a threat.   I do not recoil.   I take it as a promise.   I am ever aware that God is watching my…

And … we cannot love God without loving our neighbor. 

Every false god and every pretender to every throne has eventually been vanquished and neutralized. It has been; it shall be.

    The Parable of the Ten Virgins (section) by Phoebe Traquair, Mansfield Traquair Church, Edinburgh. A sermon from Sunday, November 7   The Poem   Election Reflection on Diversity and Unity ____________________________________________     No gloating No pouting No insults No shouting No self-congratulations No hateful accusations   This is the day the LORD hath made.…