Reveal among us the light of your presence, that we may behold your power and glory.
Readings (Click the links to see the readings)
Isaiah 48.17 -19 | Ps 1 | Matthew 11.16-19
Edvard Munch. Christmas in the brothel. 1905. The Munch Museum.
"The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners'." Matthew 11.19.
Here on Earth Anne Porter | ||
The old man living And the boy shooting drugs Lovers lie sleeping And their unborn infant Because the scatterer Tearing us inwardly |
And this is why And why we have been known Nevertheless For he who kindled He who has whittled |
And he became a child He grew to be a man He suffered at our hands He gave himself to us He gave us even more |
Prayer Merciful God, |
Vassilis Hadjinicolaou singing Psalm 1 (in English) from his CD Vespers Vol 4 — Byzantine Music in the New World. |