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Matthew 11:16-19 16 “But to what will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to one another, 17  ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance;     we wailed, and you did not mourn.’ 18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon’; 19 the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and…

“Glance at the sun. See the moon and the stars.Gaze at the beauty of earth’s greenings. Now, think. What delight God gives to humankind with all these things…All nature is at the disposal of humankind.We are to work with it.  For without we cannot survive.” “The truly holy person welcomes all that is earthly.” –       Hildegard of Bingen Matthew 10:40-42 40 “Whoever welcomes you welcomes…

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION A Celtic Prayer O Hidden Light Sun behind all suns Soul within all souls True Life of every life This new day we greet Thee ‘Be still and know that I am God’ (Ps 46:10) Matthew 10:24-39 Whom to Fear 24 “A disciple is not above the teacher nor a slave above the master; 25 it is enough for the disciple to be like the teacher and the slave like the master. If they…

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION A Celtic Version of the Lord’s Prayer Holy One beyond all names Eternal Wellspring May love rise again in us today With food for every table Shelter for every family  And reverence for every life. Forgive us our failings in love  And free us from all falseness That the light of our souls may shine  And the strength of our spirits endure For Earth and all its…

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION Christ, as a lightillumine and guide me.Christ, as a shield overshadow me.Christ under me;Christ over me;Christ beside meon my left and my right. This day be within and without me,lowly and meek, yet all-powerful.Be in the heart of each to whom I speak;in the mouth of each who speaks unto me.This day be within and without me,lowly and meek, yet all-powerful. Christ as…