October 3, 2021
From the Revelation to John: War broke out in heaven; Michael and his angels fought against the dragon. In the name of one, holy, and undivided Trinity. Amen.
From the Revelation to John: War broke out in heaven; Michael and his angels fought against the dragon. In the name of one, holy, and undivided Trinity. Amen.
In reading from the Hebrew scriptures and the reading from the Gospel we see two confrontations with God. In Second Samuel we hear part two of the sordid story of David and Bathsheba.
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
From Paul’s letter to the Ephesians: God destined us for adoption as his children through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace that he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. In the Name of the one, holy, and undivided Trinity. Amen.
The odd thing is that the Greek word translated by “prunes” really means “cleansed” or “purified.”