Matthew 9:1–8

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In the Name of the Father and of the ✠ Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. If you have read much classical literature, especially originating from Western Europe, you cannot help but notice how much the Church Year comes up matter-of-factly. Even in imaginative plot and story, the reality of what is good pervades how fictional characters mark time as it passes. You may read that such-and-such was taking place in the week prior to Judica (the fifth Sunday in Lent), that winter was already overly harsh by Epiphany, or that this thing over here happened the second week after Michaelmas. I specifically makeRead More →

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(Transcribed by TurboScribe.ai.) In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, every present generation, in its present, bears the responsibility, yes, even the privilege, of establishing a godly legacy for those who follow. This means, of course, that life itself takes effort. Effort to cultivate joy it takes. It takes effort to grow stronger. It takes effort to stand firm. It’s only the flesh that wants to sit and to receive all good things without any effort, without putting anything forth to show the value of what is sought to be gained. Life also takes shared effort, meaningRead More →

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The Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity – Sunday 15 October A✠D 2023 ✠ Psalmody: Psalm 35:3b;34:17a, 6b;48:14a;78:1–3, 4b;141:1–2;98:1a ✠ Lection: Isaiah 44:21–23;Ephesians 4:22–28;Matthew 9:1–8 In the Name of the Father and of the ✠ Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Which is easier when crossing a small sea: to get into a boat powered only by wind in its sail and human muscle thrusting it forward by the use of paddles and oars as it fights the imbalance of waves, the heat of the sun, opposing headwinds, and whatever else comes in Creation’s demand for submission to its might; or, to walk at a leisurely pace acrossRead More →