Commemoration of Scholastica, Abbess of Plombariola, c.543
A QUOTE, A TEXT AND A PRAYER…OR TWO
A QUOTE
A basic trouble is that most Churches limit themselves unnecessarily by addressing their message almost exclusively to those who are open to religious impressions through the intellect, whereas … there are at least four other gateways—the emotions, the imagination, the aesthetic feeling, and the will, through which they can be reached.
… A. J. Gossip (1873-1954), From the Edge of the Crowd, Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1924, p. 216
A TEXT
“Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs.”
Jonah 2:8
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
Colossians 3:12
AND A PRAYER…OR TWO
Holy God, you gather the whole universe
into your radiant presence
and continually reveal your Son as our Savior.
Bring healing to all wounds,
make whole all that is broken,
speak truth to all illusion,
and shed light in every darkness,
that all creation will see your glory and know your Christ. Amen.