Grace
[And Jesus said:] "For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went
out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with
the laborers for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. When he
went out about nine o’clock, he saw others standing idle in the market-place;
and he said to them, 'You also go into the vineyard, and I will pay you
whatever is right.' So they went. When he went out again about noon and about
three o'clock, he did the same. And about five o'clock he went out and found
others standing around; and he said to them, 'Why are you standing here idle
all day?' They said to him, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them,
'You also go into the vineyard.' When evening came, the owner of the vineyard
said to his manager, 'Call the laborers and give them their pay, beginning with
the last and then going to the first.' When those hired about five o'clock
came, each of them received the usual daily wage. Now when the first came, they
thought they would receive more; but each of them also received the usual daily
wage. And when they received it, they grumbled against the landowner, saying,
'These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have
borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.' But he replied to one of
them, 'Friend, I am doing you no wrong; did you not agree with me for the usual
daily wage? Take what belongs to you and go; I choose to give to this last the
same as I give to you. Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to
me? Or are you envious because I am generous?' So the last will be first, and
the first will be last."
Matthew
20:1-16
The Macklin
Bible -- The Lord of the Vineyard
Opie, John,
1761-1807 ; Hall, John, 1739-1797
1793
The Macklin
Bible is an enormous physical specimen of book art, comprising seven volumes
two feet in height and over 130 pounds in weight. It represents the apogee of
the art of British copper-plate engraving, involving both painters and
engravers. These renowned artists often selected scripture texts that featured
women, who were the nurturers of religious education for the family in late
18th century England.
Grace is
given not because we have done good works,
but in order
that we may be able to do them.
~ St. Augustine
I do not at
all understand the mystery of grace - only that it meets us where we are but
does not leave us where it found us.
~ Anne
Lamott
At Painted
Toe on Monday, Peggy shared some of the art work she did
while taking
a workshop with Steve Quiller in Scotland in August.
The
Evergreen Chorale gave our Rotary Club a preview of Evita.
Artists
of Evergreen
Open Door
Studios
Friday
evening was the Opening Reception for Open Door Studios.
23 artists
opened their studios for tours on Saturday and Sunday.
Melody,
Trish, Karel, Gail
Marcia
Robinson-Rouse posed with one of her marble sculptures
and a
picture of her mother in her brand new studio.
Marsha
bought this painting from Mel (Melanie Warsinske) for her office.
I had not
met Andree Hudson before.
She has
paintings in stores in Cherry Creek, Jackson Hole, and Santa Fe.
Jane and
Robert had an Oktoberfest party at their home.
Robert’s
hair has really grown out!
Marsha, Pam,
Annette
Bill, Dave,
John
(John made a
delicious pie!!!)
We were
serenaded by a very large elk with a very loud bugle!
(We decided
to move out of his way!)
He has seven
points on his left antler and has lost one on his right antler.
Grace is always amazing grace.
Grace that can be calculated and 'expected' is no longer
grace.
~ Eugene Boring
September 18, 2011 Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Agnus Day, by James Wetzstein
Agnus Day appears with the
permission of www.agnusday.org
Exodus 16:2-15
Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45
Philippians 1:21-30
Matthew 20:1-16