Epiphany! - The Light of Christ dawns on the whole world, every nation, every person.
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The Church celebrates Epiphany on January 6th of each year.
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A prayer for Easter Morning and for each day after, as Easter People. Join me in prayer.
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The Christ has died, reversed the flow
Of history, time and weal and woe;
The crimson tide that spreads its store
Has brought its cleansing to our shore.
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London England’s church, St. Martin’s in the Field, at one time had the following statements of belief on their website (not inclusive here): -
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In many ways, in Lent we are living in a time in-between. And it’s a ‘mean-while.’
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A Lenten Resource: The Journey
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The Lenten Season reminds us of all of those times when we know hardship and difficulty. It is a time in-between. We say, “in the meanwhile . .
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It was difficult at first for God’s People who were accepting Jesus as the promised and hoped-for Messiah to allow that perhaps He too was come for the deliverance of the whole world.
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For the Shepherds (if one may speculate and think of groups representatively), there is to be brought unique gift and purpose, as in the following:
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Click on picture/movie and listen as you read.
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Poets’, preachers’ letters, words —
Strong and weak, inspire to share,
Dull shepherds, mighty angels’ chantry:
Stories lift like birds in air.
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Real worth is found in the Babe of Bethlehem, in the Christ of Glory!
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I love all the Christmas music -- the cantatas, the carols. I also really like some old Christmas poems. Here’s one by Christopher Fry” -
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Christmas by Candlelight: St. John's Prologue
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I play for my own amazement (erm, amusement) and in wonder and joy at the Message of Christmas.
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In many cold climes Advent days are short and cold.
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Advent means waiting.
But actually, I hate waiting. I’m one of the most impatient people you’ll meet.
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God told Job that at the creation of the world "the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy."
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I like the fact that Christians 'keep score' and 'tell time' in another way besides the usual bottom line(s) of life and the mere chronology of the passing hours and days.
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Advent is a Season of waiting. Christians begin a new wait (not a wake, though we should come awake) each year, as the Christian Calendar commences it's own season passings.
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The entry of Jesus into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, centuries ago, was met with welcome, wonder and anger. Listen and discover why.
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Recently I saw an interview of a young family - a mom and a dad and a little girl of four or five years of age, refugees recently escaped, exiles of war-torn Syria living now with us in the GTA.
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