TASTE AND SEE THAT THE LORD IS GOOD

Psalm 33

I will bless the LORD at all times, his praise
always on my lips; in the Lord
my soul shall makes its boast. 
The humble shall hear and be glad.

Glorify the Lord with me. Together let
us praise his name. I sought the Lord
and he answered me; from all
my terrors ye set me free.

Look towards him and be radiant; let your
face not be abashed.  This poor man called;
the Lord heard him and rescued him
from all his distress.

The angel of the Lord is encamped around
those who revere him, to rescue them.
Taste and see that the Lord is good.

GOD'S GIFTS

GOD'S GIFT Mathew 25:14-30

Jesus spoke this parable to his disciples: ‘The kingdom of Heaven is like a man on his way abroad who summoned his servants and entrusted his property to them. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to a third one; each in proportion to his ability. Then he set out.

‘The man who had received the five talents promptly went and traded with them and made five more. The man who had received two made two more in the same way. But the man who had received one went off and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.

‘Now a long time after, the master of those servants came back and went through his accounts with them. The man who had received the five talents came forward bringing five more. “Sir,” he said “you entrusted me with five talents; here are five more that I have made.”

‘His master said to him, “Well done, good and faithful servant; you have shown you can be faithful in small things, I will trust you with greater; come and join in your master’s happiness.”

‘Next the man with the two talents came forward. “Sir,” he said “you entrusted me with two talents; here are two more that I have made.” His master said to him, “Well done, good and faithful servant; you have shown you can be faithful in small things, I will trust you with greater; come and join in your master’s happiness.”

‘Last came forward the man who had the one talent. “Sir,” said he “I had heard you were a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered; so I was afraid, and I went off and hid your talent in the ground. Here it is; it was yours, you have it back.” But his master answered him, “You wicked and lazy servant! So you knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered? Well then, you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have recovered my capital with interest. So now, take the talent from him and give it to the man who has the five talents. For to everyone who has will be given more, and he will have more than enough; but from the man who has not, even what he has will be taken away. As for this good-for-nothing servant, throw him out into the dark, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.”’

WORD OF HOPE

WORD OF HOPE

Our enemies have no reason to gloat over us. We have fallen, but we sill rise again. We are in darkness now, but the LORD will give us light. e have sinned against the LORD, so now we must endure has anger for a while. But in the end, he will defend us and right the wrongs that have been done to us. He will bring us out to the light; we will live to see him save us. Micah 7:8-9

 At the Lamb's High Feast we Sing

DISCOVER GOD

KNOWLEDGE OF GOD Wisdom 13:1-9

Naturally stupid are all men who have not known God

and who, from the good things that are seen, have not been able

to discover Him-who-is, or, by studying the works, have failed to

recognise the Artificer.

Fire however, or wind, or the swift air,

the sphere of the stars, impetuous water, heaven’s lamps,

are what they have held to be the gods who govern the world.

If, charmed by their beauty, they have taken things for gods,

let them know how much the Lord of these excels them,

since the very Author of beauty has created them.

And if they have been impressed by their power and energy,

let them deduce from these how much mightier is he that

has formed them, since through the grandeur and beauty

of the creatures we may, by analogy, contemplate their Author.

Small blame, however, attaches to these men,

for perhaps they only go astray

in their search for God and their eagerness to find him;

living among his works, they strive to comprehend them

and fall victim to appearances, seeing so much beauty.

Even so, they are not to be excused:

if they are capable of acquiring enough knowledge

to be able to investigate the world,

how have they been so slow to find its Master?

Psalm 19B

MYSTERY OF HUMAN HEART

MYSTERY OF HUMAN HEART

who can understand the human heart?
There is nothing else so deceitful
it is too sick to be healed.
I, the LORD, search the minds
and test the hearts of men.
I treat each one according
to the way he lives, according
to what he does.

The person who gets money
dishonesty is lie a bird that
hatches eggs it did'nt lay.
In the prime of life he will
lose his riches, and in the end
he is nothing but a fool.

Our Temple is like a glorious
throne, standing on a high
mountain from the beginning.

LORD, you are our hope
all who abandon you will
be put to shame.
They will disappear like
names written in dust,
because they have abandoned
you, the LORD, the spring
of fresh water.    Jeremiah 17:9-13

PRAYING FOR GOD'S WISDOM

PRAYING FOR GOD’S WISDOM

 

God of my ancestors, merciful Lord,

by your word you created all things.

By your wisdom you created man to rule all creation,

to govern the world with holiness and justice.

Give me wisdom that sit beside your throne;

 give me place among your children.

I am your servant as my mother was,

I am only human and weak, and my life will be short.

I have little understanding of the Law or how to apply it.

 Even if one is perfect, he will counted as nothing

 without the wisdom that comes from you.

Send her from your glorious throne, so that she may work

at my side, that I may learn what pleases you.

She knows and understand everything,

and will guide me intelligently in what I do.

Her glory will protect me, and my actions

 will be acceptable to you.                  Wisdom 9

MAN'S NATURE

 MAN'S NATURE

God made man imperishable,

he made him in the image of his own nature;

it was the devil’s envy that brought death into the world,

as those who are his partners will discover.

But the souls of the virtuous are in the hands of God,

no torment shall ever touch them.

In the eyes of the unwise, they did appear to die,

their going looked like a disaster,

their leaving us, like annihilation;

but they are in peace.

If they experienced punishment as men see it,

their hope was rich with immortality;

slight was their affliction, great will their blessings be.

God has put them to the test

and proved them worthy to be with him;

he has tested them like gold in a furnace,

and accepted them as a holocaust.

When the time comes for his visitation they will shine out;

as sparks run through the stubble, so will they.

They shall judge nations, rule over peoples,

and the Lord will be their king for ever.

They who trust in him will understand the truth,

those who are faithful will live with him in love;

for grace and mercy await those he has chosen. wisdom 2:23-3:9