May 31, 2022

A New Yorker cartoon pictures a man drowning in a river with Lassie on the bank. “Lassie! Get help!” yells the man. In the next frame we see Lassie getting help – she is lying on a shrink’s couch unpacking her neuroses.

Everyone needs to get help in one way or another. Ultimately, directly or derivatively, our help comes from God. “I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.” (Psalm 121: 1-2)

“O Lord our God, accept our prayers; in the multitude of your mercies, look with compassion upon us and all who turn to you for help; for you are gracious, O lover of souls, and to you we give glory, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.” (Collect at the Prayers – BCP)