December 18th : O Adonai and ruler of the house of Israel, who appeared to Moses in the burning bush and gave him the Law on Sinai: Come with an outstretched arm and redeem us. Listen Here "Comfort, comfort ye My people,Speak ye peace," thus saith our God;"Comfort those who sit in darkness,Mourning 'neath their …
December 17th : O Wisdom, proceeding from the mouth of the Most High, pervading and permeating all creation, mightily ordering all things: come and teach us the way of prudence. O Word of God incarnate,O Wisdom from on high,O Truth unchanged, unchanging,O Light of our dark sky:We praise You for the radianceThat from the hallowed …
I originally posted the hymn portion of this post on a friend’s blog, The Lutheran Column, about five years ago. But with my recent book, I thought I’d update and reshare it along with a little writing on St. Lucia, as today is her feast day. Today's readings, along with a psalm, are Psalm 89; …
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I hope you all are celebrating in some way today. Perhaps you and your kids are dressing up to hang out with friends, or preparing for All Saints Day, or sharing some funny memes to lighten the weight of history. Maybe doing a little of everything! Something I wanted to do this year was translate …
During the week before my daughter's baptism, I read through this wonderful little book our church gives to all parents whose children will be baptized here: The Baptism of Your Child by Thomas and Carla Fast. I was first given this book before the baptism of my third child. Admittedly, I never got around to …
Madelyn Rose Craig 