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):
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!
and for his family, I happened to come to this Psalm this morning:
I am your servant
Your word gives me hope
And comforts me in my suffering
Because your promise is life-giving
Arrogant people criticize me unjustly
But I refuse to turn away from your law
Father, I remember your ancient judgments
And I take comfort in them
But seeing those sinners who abandon your law
Has tempted me to despair...
Father, fill the earth with your merciful love
And teach your virtues
(from Psalm 119, my translation in Praying the Psalms)
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