To Mercy, Pity, Peace, and Love  All pray in their distress;  And to these virtues of delight  Return their thankfulness.  For Mercy, Pity, Peace, and Love  Is God, our father dear,  And Mercy, Pity, Peace, and Love  Is Man, his child and care.  For Mercy has a human heart,  Pity a human face,  And Love,…

“Discovering the truth about ourselves is a lifetime’s work, but it’s worth the effort.”

1   Truly God is good to the upright,            to those who are pure in heart.  2   But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled;            my steps had nearly slipped.  3   For I was envious of the arrogant;            I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 4   For they have no pain;            their bodies are sound and sleek.  5   They are…

Gospel Reading Mark 14:53-65 53They took Jesus to the high priest; and all the chief priests, the elders, and the scribes were assembled. 54Peter had followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest; and he was sitting with the guards, warming himself at the fire. 55Now the chief priests and the whole…

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.  Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.  Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is…

Today’s reading is from the Gospel of Luke, Chapter 7 Verses 36 to 50: One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee’s house and took his place at the table.  And a woman in the city, who was a sinner, having learned that he was eating in…

Christ has no body now on earth but yours, no hands but yours, no feet but yours, Yours are the eyes through which is to look out Christ’s compassion to the world; Yours are the feet with which he is to go about doing good; Yours are the hands with which he is to bless…

A traveller on a dusty road ⁠Strewed acorns on the lea; And one took root and sprouted up, ⁠And grew into a tree. Love sought its shade at evening-time, ⁠To breathe its early vows; And Age was pleased, in heights of noon, ⁠To bask beneath its boughs. The dormouse loved its dangling twigs, ⁠The birds sweet…

“The kingdom of God is for the broken hearted.”