LETTER XVII. Quietness in God our true resource. Warmth of imagination, ardor of feeling, acuteness of reasoning, and fluency of expression, can do but little. The true agent is a perfect abandonment before God, in which we do everything by the light which He gives, and are content with the success which He bestows. This… Continue reading Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain . . .
Take a moment to open your hymnals to 661. These verses are written by William Alexander Percy, a Mississippian from Greenville, and uncle of the famous Louisiana writer, Walker Percy. Percy is telling us something about the peace that comes from God, and how that peace fills our hearts brimful, and yet breaks our… Continue reading Strife Closed In The Sod
Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory, the original version, is a movie that our family has gotten to watch perhaps no less than 100 times. It’s one of Benjamin’s favorites. As most of you know, Benjamin is a special needs child, and he finds tremendous joy in various parts of that movie. After you watch… Continue reading Willy Wonka, Pascal, Doubting Thomas, and the Never Ending Story
Easter Day Isaiah 65:17-25 Psalm 118:1-2 & 14-24 Acts 10:34-43 Luke 24:1-12 It’s probably unusual to write an Easter meditation based on an Old Testament passage. But as I reviewed the assigned readings, Isaiah’s “Glorious New Creation” left me with the hope and joy that is to me, the meaning of Easter.… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Meditations From Our Members
Holy Saturday Lamentations 3:1-9, 19-24 Psalm 31:1-4, 15-16 1 Peter 4:1-8 Matthew 27:57-66 At the still point of the turning world. Neither flesh nor fleshless; Neither from nor towards; at the still point, there the dance is, But neither arrest nor movement. And do not call it fixity, Where past and future are gathered. Neither… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Meditations From Our Members
The Carpenter's Nail 