Turn away from those habits which harm our bodies

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It isn't every year that we get to use today's Collect on a Sunday. We usually see this Collect for the Fifth Sunday before Lent used as weekday Collect for the weekdays following Candlemas until the first of the … [Read more...]

Trusting in your word

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The longest of the psalms, Psalm 119, is a hymn of praise to the value of the Scriptures. We read in verse 127 the words, "Truly I love your commandments more than gold, more than fine gold." The Holy Bible is worth its … [Read more...]

We may see your goodness in the land of the living

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I am not perfect, nowhere even close to it, but I do try very hard to always look for, to always find, some good in everyone. Of course, some people make that easier to do than others. I do try very hard to always give … [Read more...]

Receive the gifts of your love, new every morning

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The gift of God’s love is a tremendous thing. It’s good to know that God loves us as much as he does, even more than the person who loves us the most. It’s a good feeling. The gift of God’s love, however, is … [Read more...]

Live each day with confidence

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I am something of a worrier. Now that wouldn’t be so bad, but, I know, there are times when my worrying will have an adverse effect on my life. But I also know, that that is very definitely not how God wants me, or us, … [Read more...]

You call us to fullness of life

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In today's Collect, for the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity, we're reminded that we are called to fullness of life. But what is it, what is the “fullness” we are all promised in this Collect and in the words of … [Read more...]

Lord of creation, whose glory is around and within us

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We never have to look too far to see and experience God's glory, it surrounds us. This beautiful world, God's world, that we live in is a reflection of that glory. There have been many attempts recently to make new lists … [Read more...]

Defend your Church from all false teaching

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There are two important truths I try to test my understanding of what I read, in the Bible and elsewhere against. The first is that God loves us. And the second is that the Gospel is good news. These two truths are not … [Read more...]

May we trust in your mercy and know your love

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Sometime around the middle of the nineteenth century, Frederick Faber wrote the hymn, "There's a wideness in God's mercy". That would have been soon after he converted from Anglicism to Catholicism, and founded what was … [Read more...]

You search us and know us

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I really like the psalms. When we read them, and especially when we worship with them, we are connecting with people who have done the same since well before the time of Jesus. In fact, Jesus himself, would’ve used the … [Read more...]