Bowie Snodgrass

Let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.

#Amos5 #dailyoffice

We wait for new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness is at home. Therefore, beloved, while you are waiting for these things, strive to be found by him at peace, without spot or blemish; and regard the patience of our Lord as salvation.

#2Peter3 #dailyoffice #advent 🕯️

On First Trip Abroad, Pope Leo Echoed Francis’s Message, Not His Style

“be artisans of peace,
heralds of peace,
witnesses of peace.”
#PopeLeo

‘We’re not going anywhere’: how unionization ‘whirlwind’ set stage for historic Starbucks strike Four years after workers at a Starbucks store in upstate New York became the first to unionize, hundreds of outlets followed – defying intense resistance from the coffee chain. What happened next?

#NoContractNoCoffee

Nighttime view of St. Thomas' Episcopal Church in Owings Mills, Maryland.

God of hope,
when Christ your Son appears
may he not find us asleep or idle,
but active in his service and ready.
Amen.

- A New Zealand Prayer Book

#advent

“This is my Son, my Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.” We ourselves heard this voice come from heaven, while we were with him on the holy mountain.

Be attentive to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

#2Peter1 #dailyoffice

It is the eve of Advent. A poem for this evening.

Free Truth Short poem inspired by John 8

Poem about the free gifts of God on Black Friday

What's your favorite commentary for preaching and teaching the Prophet Isaiah?

A Manhattan Cathedral Appoints its First Female Dean

“Faith communities develop our imagination for what can be, both for ourselves and our lives, but also for our society and what kind of society we want to live in. We start with the people sitting next to us at church & work outwards to reweave the fabric of our communities.” Dean Winnie Varghese 🕯️

Jesus said to him, "If you wish to be perfect, go, sell your possessions, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me." When the young man heard this word, he went away grieving, for he had many possessions.

#Matthew19 #dailyoffice

“There are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by others, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let anyone accept this who can.” -Jesus

#Matthew19 #dailyoffice

They’re doing to America what they did to Christianity | Bill McKibben Trump’s wrecking-ball approach to America has a precedent: the evangelical perversion of Jesus’s message of radical love to one of hate and aggression

Rightwing MAGA Christianity has about as much relation to the gospels as MAGA politics does to the Constitution.

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Peter came and said to him, "Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?" Jesus said to him, "Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times”

#Matthew18 #dailyoffice

“Where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.”

#Matthew18 #dailyoffice

Yesterday I skipped going to the Sbux near my daughter’s dance class #NoContractNoCoffee

The disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" He called a child, whom he put among them, and said, "Whoever becomes humble like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”

#Matthew18 #dailyoffice

“From whom do kings of the earth take toll or tribute?”

Jesus said to Peter, "So that we do not give offense to them, go to the sea & cast a hook; take the first fish that comes up & when you open its mouth, you will find a coin; take that & give it to them for you & me."

#Matthew17 #dailyoffice

Ps 95 & Ps 100 Morning Prayer poems inspired by the Psalms

Muster joy each morning
to come to God singing.

Know deep in your bones
God created all.

Let your prayer begin:
Thank you. Then listen

for God’s mercy
echoing through eternity.

#Psalm100 #dailyoffice #poem #jubilate

Generous Giver, you pour forth your extravagant bounty without measure upon your whole creation: Teach us such generosity, that the fruits of our spirits and the works of our hands may build your commonwealth of blessing. Amen.

#DailyPrayerforAllSeasons #TEC #RCLprayers

“you will be brought before kings & governors because of my name. This will give you an opportunity to testify. So make up your minds not to prepare your defense in advance; for I will give you words & wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to withstand or contradict.”

#Luke21 #lectionary

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on Instagram: "“We as Catholic bishops love our country and pray for its peace and prosperity. For this very reason, we feel compelled now in this environment to ra... In a special message, US Catholic bishops address concerns surrounding immigrants and advocate for human dignity, highlighting the need for compassion and support in the face of evolving immigration p...

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has released a new direct-to-camera video of prelates reading from their new statement decrying various aspects of the Trump administration's mass deportation policy.

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Signs of the Times Poem for a red sky morning in 2025

Signs of the Times

Red sky and morning news—
my stomach churns witnessing
the dismantling of democracy.
Take warning.
Take a breath.
Discern. Pray.
Then rise to meet this day.

#Matthew16 #dailyoffice #poem

Jesus said, "I have compassion for the crowd & do not want to send them away hungry, for they might faint on the way." The disciples said to him, "Where are we to get enough bread in the desert to feed so great a crowd?" Jesus asked them, "How many loaves have you?"

#Matthew15 #dailyoffice

Peter got out of the boat, started walking on the water, and came toward Jesus. But when he noticed the strong wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, "Lord, save me!" Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him

#Matthew14 #dailyoffice

I much prefer the chance to chant a psalm

When I need a quick, relatively foolproof, salve
Or have managed to entangle myself yet again
In a muddle only God would ever forgive.

- Jacqueline Osherow #poet #psalm

“Jesus withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. When he went ashore, he saw a great crowd & had compassion for them”

Jesus took time alone to recharge, then with compassion healed & fed 5000!

#Matthew14 #dailyoffice

Aging N.Y.C. Seminary’s Prayers Are Answered With a Lease by Vanderbilt

Next chapter for the General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church “Aging N.Y.C. Seminary’s Prayers Are Answered With a Lease by Vanderbilt” 🕯️

“every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a household who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old."

#Matthew13 #dailyoffice