Sexagesima

Sexagesima Snowpocalypse

February 7, 2010

Isaiah 55:10-13; 2 Corinthians 11:19—12:9; St. Luke 8:4-15 It is a happy coincidence that today’s OT reading begins by mentioning the snow that comes down from heaven. When we have a heavy snowfall like this, it forces everything to slow down, and makes the world quiet for a time. A prayer for the end of [...]

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Comfort for those who are suffering

February 6, 2010

From tomorrow’s (Sexagesima) Epistle, 2 Cor. 11:19—12:9 A thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited. Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. But he said to me,“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made [...]

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Sexagesima: Luke 8.4-15

February 15, 2009

In childhood, my mother often chided me by saying, “Patience is a virtue.” Sinner that I am, I prefer Ambrose Bierce’s definition better. Ambrose Bierce was a 19th century American author who wrote wickedly sarcastic columns which were later collected into a book called The Devil’s Dictionary. There he defined PATIENCE as “A minor form [...]

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