(A poetic reflection on John 3:22-30) by Maria Evans Daily Office Readings for Friday, June 24, 2022, feast of the Nativity of John the Baptist: AM Psalm 82, 98; Malachi 3:1-5; John 3:22-30; PM Psalm 80; Malachi 4:1-6; Matthew 11:2-19 “He must increase, but I must decrease.” Oh, John… There you go being counter-cultural again. “Everyone …
The sound of your thunder was in the whirlwind;your lightnings lit up the world… -Psalm 77:18 The commonplaces of our childhood still shimmer freshly in memory: the ozone tang borne on the wind, petrichor of a prairie thunderstorm boiling up on the horizon, coral, vermilion, lavender backdrop alabaster clouds blooming like smoke, heat lightnings dazzling, …
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