,_by_Henry_Ossawa_Tanner,_1905.jpg) Henry Ossawa Tanner, "The Pilgrims at Emmaus," 1905 "And there were signs of hope renewed by nightfall that first Easter day, the two encountered such delight they importuned Delight to stay." Michael Hudson, Songs for the Cycle, Music by Alfred Morton Smith
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Soll mein Kind from Brockes Passion G.F. Handel (1685-1759)
Mary: Soll mein Kind, Mein Leben sterben, (Must my child, my life, die?) Und vergeist mein Blut sein Blut? (Must my son shed his blood?) Jesus: Ja, ich sterbe dire zu gut, (Yes, I die for your good.) Dir den Himmel zu erweben. (To gain heaven for you.)  Drawings of whales in the log of the ship Indian Chief kept by Thomas R. Bloomfield (1842–1844) (source unknown) "I invite you, therefore, in the name of the Church, to the observance of a holy Lent…"Ash Wednesday Liturgy, Book of Common PrayerIsn't this notebook beautiful? Today I am grateful for the practice of Lent and One Hundred Days of Keeping and people who look long and feel passionate enough to keep a record. Ash Wednesday is just around the corner (February 18, 2026) Who's up for a new (or newly loved) notebook?? This year I am going to be combining my love of Alphabet books with a gratitude practice a friend told me about at Thanksgiving...each morning gathering thankfulnesses from A-Z on one page from the day before. Let us know in the comments what kind of notebook you'd like to keep this year. And even if it feels daunting, and the notebook doesn't materialize, know the desire is the important part. On the fence? See One Hundred Reasons.
 "But if being a follower of Christ invites us to be Christ’s hands and feet, are we not also Christ’s eyes?" ~ Diana Butler Bass (on Epiphany)  "Only one clear quality marks an action as either good or evil: If it increases the amount of love in the world, it is good. If it separates people and creates animosity among them, it is bad. "
- Leo Tolstoy  Kandinsky, "Winter Landscape" 1909 It's Epiphany. What are you seeing in a new light? Third Advent  Tom Thompson, "Moonlight in Fall, 1914" Advent Two You, God, who live next door--
If at times, through the long night, I trouble you with my urgent knocking-- this is why: I hear you breathe so seldom. I know you're all alone in that room. If you should be thirsty, there's no one to get you a glass of water. I wait listening, always. Just give me a sign! I'm right here. As it happens, the wall between ius is very thin. Why couldn't a cry from one of us break it down? It would crumble easily, it would barely make a sound. I,6 by Rainer Maria Rilke translation by Anita Barrows & Joanna Macy |
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"Perhaps this is one of the secrets of life--to know 'glory' when we see it."
~ Charlotte Mason
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