because there's some good stuff in there I want to include in the book on prayer that I'm writing. I ran across an entry dated March 21st. It said - first day of spring, and first day of the "shelter in place" order for this covid virus. I hope it's over by Easter...
then Easter Masses were cancelled - who would have thought that could ever happen - except it does happen in places where Christians are persecuted
So as Orthodox Easter approaches this coming weekend, let's all pray for the safety of our brothers & sisters in the Body of Christ who will meet for holy week under the threat of terrorism and persecution, especially our Coptic brothers & sisters in Egypt and elsewhere who are often a target for anti-Christian violence
Dear friends - Please take 10 minutes to watch this personal update from me:
I mentioned in The Journey that I wrote a song based on Isaiah 2, which is one of my favorite OT passages:
In days to come, the mountain of the Lord’s house
shall be established as the highest mountain, and raised above the hills.
All nations shall stream toward it. Many peoples shall come and say:
“Come, let us go up to the Lord’s mountain, to the house of the God of Jacob, That he may instruct us in his ways, and we may walk in his paths.” For from Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
He shall judge between the nations, and set terms for many peoples.
They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; One nation shall not raise the sword against another, nor shall they train for war again. House of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord!
I hope you like the song!
This is Michael Knowles' commentary on the murder of Charlie Kirk, and directly on the press conference about the arrest - In the middle is a great speech by the governor of Utah - overall excellent stuff if you have 1.5 hr to spend on it
with some Florida colleagues - all of them Protestant, but with varying traditions on the Eucharist - it was encouraging to hear how there are some Protestant denominations that have a real respect for the Sacrament (and I'm not talking about Anglicans or even Lutherans):
