Away at a Meeting

Monday, January 31, 2011 -- Week of 4 Epiphany, Year One
Samuel Shoemaker, Priest and Evangelist, 1963
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Today's Readings for the Daily Office (Book of Common Prayer, p. 946)
Psalms 56, 57, [58 (morning)       8, 84 (evening)
Isaiah 50:17-13
Galatians 4:1-11
Mark 7:24-37

I am away at a meeting this week.  Won't be writing.  Here is today's Morning Reflection.  It includes a version of that story of the wonderfully persistent woman -- an unclean outsider -- who insists on blessing, and receives it.

Lowell

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The Mission of St. Paul's Episcopal Church is to explore and celebrate God's infinite grace, acceptance, and love. See our Web site at www.stpaulsfay.org Our Rule of Life:  We aspire to...     worship weekly     pray daily     learn constantly     serve joyfully      live generously. Lowell Grisham, Rector St. Paul's Episcopal Church Fayetteville, Arkansas