November 30, 2022

It’s worth taking the extra time for some things. Like boiling enough water in the kettle to fill the teapot and then pour hot water into your mug to heat it up before you pour your tea. Then your mug of tea – even with a splash of cold milk – stays piping hot. A small, but meaningful gift to start your morning.

Marilyn Robinson said, "I have spent my life watching, not to see beyond the world, merely to see, great mystery, what is plainly before my eyes. I think the concept of transcendence is based on a misreading of creation. With all respect to heaven, the scene of the miracle is here, among us."  

There is truth in the author’s words. “But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD.” (Numbers 14:21) Chalk one up for immanence!

“Direct us, O Lord, in all our doings with thy most gracious favor, and further us with thy continual help; that in all ourworks begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy Name, and finally, by thy mercy, obtain everlastinglife; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.” (For Guidance – BCP)