Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
–James 4:7-8
I am trying to catch up on my bible reading. I fell behind last week. It is a lot, but I am forging ahead. (And it is all pretty great.)
Meanwhile Sunday was the first Sunday in Advent. The year is racing to its conclusion! They have, of course, started playing Christmas music intermittently on the Christian radio station, which can be irritating, but I liked this rendition of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen. (A banjo always adds a lot.)
This was very interesting: “Operation Pedestal: Two Lessons for the Contemporary Spiritual Battle From the Relief of Malta 1942”
Anne, of course, has something good to say about being thankful. “It is the gracious passage of time that makes difficult moments endurable. It is the effulgent light of eternity that makes all the difficulties of the present tolerable.”
And this is a good article about a fellow St. Louisan and Presbyterian who died last week: “When grief holds hands with gratitude.”
Grace and peace to you!
The painting is The Penitent Magdalen by Georges de La Tour, circa 1640.
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