Hope
Now
he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. And just then there
appeared a woman with a spirit that had crippled her for eighteen years. She
was bent over and was quite unable to stand up straight. When Jesus saw her, he
called her over and said, "Woman, you are set free from your
ailment." When he laid his hands on her, immediately she stood up straight
and began praising God. But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because
Jesus had cured on the sabbath, kept saying to the crowd, "There are six
days on which work ought to be done; come on those days and be cured, and not
on the sabbath day." But the Lord answered him and said, "You
hypocrites! Does not each of you on the sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from
the manger, and lead it away to give it water? And ought not this woman, a
daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen long years, be set free from
this bondage on the sabbath day?" When he said this, all his opponents
were put to shame; and the entire crowd was rejoicing at all the wonderful
things that he was doing.
Luke 13:10-17
Tree of Hope
LEUTHOLD,
Julie
2013
This
painting was auctioned to benefit the American Cancer Association
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The difference between hope and despair
is a different way of telling stories
from the same facts.
~
Alain de Botton
Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts.
Listen to the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts.
Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me…
Anything can happen, child.
Anything can be.
~
Shel Silverstein
At
our Painted Toe Art Society this week,
Bob
Sims fascinated us with stories and examples
of
his life as a cartoonist years ago.
We
also celebrated four of us who have August birthdays!
A
delicious carrot cake from Whole Foods!
CV,
Nancy, and Linda after we devoured the cake.
Rotary Book Club
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
at the home of Sue Brown
in Frog Hollow.
Rita
Carver, Sue Brown
Barb
Wingate, Linda Lovin, Mary Sheron
Adrian
Stone, Carolyn Alexander
There
were about a dozen of us and we had a very
nice
discussion of this wonderful book!
Rotary Dine Around
Thursday, August 22, 2019
at the home of Davis Linden
in LoDo.
Davis
Linden with his girlfriend, Sarah.
We
went up on the roof for the sunset and view of Denver.
Before
having dinner, Davis gave us a tour of some of the art near and on his
building.
He
owns a flat in the Factory Flats building on Blake Street and 32nd.
Here
is his bathroom with his walk-in closet.
It’s
Palisade Peach time!
YUM!
Did I offer peace today?
Did I bring a smile to someone’s face?
Did I say words of healing?
Did I let go of my anger and resentment?
Did I forgive?
Did I love?
These are the real questions.
I must trust that the little bit of love
that I sow now will bear many fruits,
here in this world and the life to come.
~
Henri Nouwen
June 16, 2019 Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 16)
Previous OPQs may be found at:
Agnus
Day, by James Wetzstein
Agnus
Day appears with the permission of www.agnusday.org
Jeremiah 1:4-10 with Psalm 71:1-6 or
Isaiah
58:9b-14 with Psalm 103:1-8 and
Hebrews
12:18-29 and
Luke 13:10-17
Jeremiah
1:4-10
Now the word of the Lord came to me saying,
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
and before you were born I consecrated you;
I appointed you a prophet to the nations."
Then I said, "Ah, Lord God! Truly I do not know how to speak,
for I am only a boy."
But the Lord said to me,
"Do not say, 'I am only a boy';
for you shall go to all to whom I send you,
and you shall speak whatever I command you.
Do not be afraid of them,
for I am with you to deliver you, says the Lord."
Then the Lord put out his hand and touched my mouth;
and the Lord said to me,
"Now I have put my words in your mouth.
See, today I appoint you over nations and over kingdoms,
to pluck up and to pull down,
to destroy and to overthrow,
to build and to plant."
with
Psalm
71:1-6
In you, O God,
I take refuge;
let me never be put
to shame.
In your righteousness
deliver me and rescue me;
incline your ear to me
and save me.
Be to me a rock
of refuge,
a strong fortress,
to save me,
for you are my rock
and my fortress.
Rescue me,
O my God,
from the hand
of the wicked,
from the grasp of the unjust
and cruel.
For you, O God,
are my hope,
my trust, O God,
from my youth.
Upon you I have leaned
from my birth;
it was you who took me
from my mother's womb.
My praise is continually
of you.
or
Isaiah
58:9b-14
If you remove the yoke from among you,
the pointing of the finger, the speaking of evil,
if you offer your food to the hungry
and satisfy the needs of the afflicted,
then your light shall rise in the darkness
and your gloom be like the noonday.
The Lord will guide you continually,
and satisfy your needs in parched places,
and make your bones strong;
and you shall be like a watered garden,
like a spring of water,
whose waters never fail.
Your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt;
you shall raise up the foundations of many generations;
you shall be called the repairer of the breach,
the restorer of streets to live in.
If you refrain from trampling the sabbath,
from pursuing your own interests on my holy day;
if you call the sabbath a delight
and the holy day of the Lord honorable;
if you honor it, not going your own ways,
serving your own interests, or pursuing your own affairs;
then you shall take delight in the Lord,
and I will make you ride upon the heights of the earth;
I will feed you with the heritage of your ancestor Jacob,
for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
with
Psalm
103:1-8
Bless God,
O my soul,
and all that is
within me,
bless God's holy name.
Bless God,
O my soul,
and do not forget
all God's benefits
who forgives all your iniquity,
who heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life
from the Pit,
who crowns you
with steadfast love and mercy,
who satisfies you with good
as long as you live
so that your youth is renewed
like the eagle's.
God works vindication
and justice
for all who are oppressed.
God made known God's ways
to Moses,
and God's acts to the people
of Israel.
God is merciful
and gracious,
slow to anger
and abounding
in steadfast love.
Hebrews
12:18-29
You have not come to something that can be touched, a blazing
fire, and darkness, and gloom, and a tempest, and the sound of a trumpet, and a
voice whose words made the hearers beg that not another word be spoken to them.
(For they could not endure the order that was given, "If even an animal
touches the mountain, it shall be stoned to death." Indeed, so terrifying
was the sight that Moses said, "I tremble with fear.") But you have
come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem,
and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, and to the assembly of the
firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the
spirits of the righteous made perfect, and to Jesus, the mediator of a new
covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood
of Abel.
See that you do not refuse the one who is speaking; for if they
did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, how much
less will we escape if we reject the one who warns from heaven! At that time
his voice shook the earth; but now he has promised, "Yet once more I will
shake not only the earth but also the heaven." This phrase "Yet once
more" indicates the removal of what is shaken—that is, created things—so
that what cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom
that cannot be shaken, let us give thanks, by which we offer to God an
acceptable worship with reverence and awe; for indeed our God is a consuming
fire.
Luke
13:10-17
Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. And
just then there appeared a woman with a spirit that had crippled her for
eighteen years. She was bent over and was quite unable to stand up straight.
When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, "Woman, you are set free
from your ailment." When he laid his hands on her, immediately she stood
up straight and began praising God. But the leader of the synagogue, indignant
because Jesus had cured on the sabbath, kept saying to the crowd, "There
are six days on which work ought to be done; come on those days and be cured,
and not on the sabbath day." But the Lord answered him and said, "You
hypocrites! Does not each of you on the sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from
the manger, and lead it away to give it water? And ought not this woman, a
daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen long years, be set free from
this bondage on the sabbath day?" When he said this, all his opponents
were put to shame; and the entire crowd was rejoicing at all the wonderful
things that he was doing.