Two by
Two
Community of
Sharing
13But his servants approached and said to him, "Father, if
the prophet had commanded you to do something difficult, would you not have done
it? How much more, when all he said to you was, 'Wash, and be clean'?"
2 Kings 5:1-14
Naaman comes to the
Jordan, dips himself seven times, and is cured
UNKNOWN;
Illustrator of Petrus Comestor's 'Bible Historiale,' France,
1372
Museum Meermanno
Westreenianum, The Hague
One generation
plants the trees;
another gets the
shade.
~
Chinese Proverb
Only with great
difficulty does a shaft of light
pierce the armor of
self-righteousness.
~ Lois Wilson
Danna and her friend,
Kathy, made these stained glass panels for a
commission that Kate
Loomiller had for library doors in a private home.
Each panel is 20 inches
wide and 52 inches tall. Danna did the one on the
right.
Gorgeous!!!
Our first picnic of the
season. Angel loved it!!!
Fourth of July at the
lake. This is a picture of our ticket table just before
the
crowds descended from
buses! A wonderful concert.
This old
cowboy was just setting up to teach kids to rope.
They sat in the saddle in
the back, then tried to rope the "steer."
Susie Asano, Vicki, and
Mary
Nor knowest thou what
argument
Thy life to thy neighbor's creed has lent.
All are
needed by each one;
Nothing is fair or good
alone.
~ Ralph Waldo
Emerson
July 8, 2007
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Previous OPQs may be found
at:
1After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them
on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to
go. ... 3Go on your way. See, I am sending you out like lambs into
the midst of wolves. ... 8Whenever you enter a
town and its people welcome you, eat what is set before you;
9cure the sick who are there, and say to them, 'The
kingdom of God has come near to you.'
Luke
10:1-11, 16-20
Agnus Day, by
James Wetzstein
Seventy Disciples are
Sent Out, Two by
Two
TISSOT,
James
1886 -
1896
The story is told of two ducks
and a frog who lived happily together in a farm pond. The best of friends,
the three would amuse themselves and play together in their waterhole.
When the hot summer days came, however, the pond began to dry up, and soon
it was evident they would have to move. This was no problem for the ducks,
who could easily fly to another pond. But the frog was stuck. So it was
decided that they would put a stick in the bill of each duck that the frog
could hang onto with his mouth as they flew to another pond. The plan
worked well--so well, in fact, that as they were flying along a farmer
looked up in admiration and mused, "Well, isn't that a clever idea! I
wonder who thought of it?" The frog said, "I did..."
Today in the Word, April, 1989,
p. 34.
2 Kings 5:1-14
Psalm 30:1-12
Galatians 6 (1-6) 7-16
Luke 10:1-11, 16-20
