Stand Fast

For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery... For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for self-indulgence, but through love become slaves to one another. For the whole law is summed up in a single commandment, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” If, however, you bite and devour one another, take care that you are not consumed by one another. …

Galatians 5:1, 13-25

Granlund1-1.jpg

Stand fast therefore …

(...in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. Galatians 5:1)

GRANLUND, Paul T.

1977

Westminster Presbyterian Church

Minneapolis, Minnesota

http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/diglib-fulldisplay.pl?SID=20100623146850585&code=ACT&RC=54364&Row=3

 

Every calling is great when greatly pursued.

                                                            ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes

 

Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.

                                                            ~ Confucius

 

IMG_4842.jpg

We had another wonderful picnic!

IMG_4845.jpg

Woofie, Suzanne, and Vicki

Suzanne is a new neighbor of mine and, when she was teaching, Vicki was her principal!

IMG_4879.jpg

Sylvia holding a gourd that Carmon painted.

IMG_4880.jpg

Bryce, Ruth, and Carmon

Carmon brought several of his sweatshirts for Bryce to try on.

IMG_4892.jpg

Happy Birthday, Eileen!

We took her to Willow Creek to celebrate.

IMG_4924.jpg

At our Changing of the Guard Party, we thanked President Dave (with wife Patti) for a great year!

IMG_4928.jpg

… AND … welcomed Todd, our new president, and his wife, Pam.

IMG_5007.jpg

A delightful party!

IMG_5037.jpg

Jan and Jim at lunch on Saturday.

Nine of us are taking a three-day workshop.

 

"The words of the prophets
are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls."
And whisper'd in the sounds of silence.

                                                            ~ Paul Simon

 

June 27, 2010    Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Previous OPQs may be found at:      

     http://www.dotjack.com/opq.htm

… Live by the Spirit, I say, and do not gratify the desires of the flesh. For what the flesh desires is opposed to the Spirit, and what the Spirit desires is opposed to the flesh; for these are opposed to each other, to prevent you from doing what you want. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not subject to the law. Now the works of the flesh are obvious: fornication, impurity, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, anger, quarrels, dissensions, factions, envy, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these. I am warning you, as I warned you before: those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit.

Galatians 5:1, 13-25

Agnus Day, by James Wetzstein

Galatians05v13to25_2010.jpg

Agnus Day appears with the permission of www.agnusday.org

2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14

Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20

Galatians 5:1, 13-25

Luke 9:51-62