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Expectant in Bethlehem: Saturday of the First Week of Advent
Turn again to your rest, O my soul, for the Lord has treated you well. Psalm 116:6 I sink into the unhurried moment. Finally. It is easier to breath from here. Although I got up at my usual hour, the… Continue reading
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Expectant in Bethlehem: Friday of the First Week of Advent
Protect me, O God, for I take refuge in you; I have said to the LORD, “You are my Lord, my good above all other.” Psalm 16:1 Of course it was one of those board games with a thousand small… Continue reading
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Expectant in Bethlehem: Thursday of the First Week of Advent
The Lord is gracious and full of compassion slow to anger and of great kindness.The Lord is loving to everyone and his compassion is over all his works. Psalm 145:8-9 I awake with a sense of pleasant anticipation. I get… Continue reading
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Expectant in Bethlehem: Wednesday of the First Week of Advent
Oh, that my ways were made so direct that I might keep your statutes! Psalm 119:5 “We all get distracted praying the psalms,” I heard the monk say. I am surprised. After all, he is a monk, and not a… Continue reading
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Expectant in Bethlehem: Tuesday of the First Week of Advent
In the morning Lord, your hear my voice; early in the morning I make my appeal and watch for you. Psalm 5:3 The package greets me as I arrive home after a long drive. It is unexpected; not something… Continue reading
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Expectant in Bethlehem: Monday of the First Week of Advent
Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility;… Continue reading
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Expectant in Bethlehem: Advent 2012
Once again I will be offering my daily Advent Meditations. This season will include some of my favorites from earlier years. The posts will begin on Monday, December 3, 2012. I will be traveling to the diocese of Kajo-Keji in… Continue reading
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The Wisdom in Yearning
A Meditation on Psalm 14 The fool has said in her heart, “There is no God.” On any given morning of any given day, even the most devout person can look for God and find…nothing. Perhaps this is because she… Continue reading
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The Way It Goes
Why think God has not touched everything that comes to your desk? True, He may have kept the best for Himself. That is just the way it goes. (Rabia of Basra c.717-801, translated by Daniel Ladinsky in Love Poems from… Continue reading
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Deflecting the Senseless
On Irenaeus A sermon preached by Canon Anne E. Kitch at Diocesan House June 28, 2012 Last night our Diocesan deputies to General Convention enjoyed a wonderful dinner hosted by our Bishop. The evening was part of our preparation for… Continue reading