Do the Right Thing
[Jesus said:] "There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine
linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate lay a poor man
named Lazarus, covered with sores, who longed to satisfy his hunger with what
fell from the rich man's table; even the dogs would come and lick his sores.
The poor man died and was carried away by the angels to be with Abraham. The rich
man also died and was buried. In Hades, where he was being tormented, he looked
up and saw Abraham far away with Lazarus by his side. He called out, 'Father
Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in
water and cool my tongue; for I am in agony in these flames.' But Abraham said,
'Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, and
Lazarus in like manner evil things; but now he is comforted here, and you are
in agony. Besides all this, between you and us a great chasm has been fixed, so
that those who might want to pass from here to you cannot do so, and no one can
cross from there to us.' He said, 'Then, father, I beg you to send him to my
father's house—for I have five brothers—that he may warn them, so that they
will not also come into this place of torment.' Abraham replied, 'They have
Moses and the prophets; they should listen to them.' He said, 'No, father
Abraham; but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.' He said
to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be
convinced even if someone rises from the dead.'"
Luke 16:19-31
The Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man
Workshop
of Domenico Fetti
Italian
17th Century
Samuel
H. Kress Collection
National
Gallery of Art
Washington,
DC
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.229.html
It is our choices that show what we truly are,
far more than our abilities.
J.K.
Rowling
Doing more things faster
is no substitute
for doing the right things.
~
Stephen R. Covey
Rev.
Dr. Dee Cooper with Judy Jensen, Clerk of Session.
Last
Sunday we said a fond farewell to Pastor Dee.
Laura
Mehmert with two of her amazing works-in-progress in her Studio for Open
Studios last Sunday.
Skip
Lawrence, from Maryland, taught an interesting three-day (Tuesday - Thursday)
workshop this week at
Foothills
Art Center in Golden, Colorado.
He
was the juror for the
Rocky
Mountain National Watermedia
exhibition now
showing at Foothills.
Follow
Me
by
William "Skip" Lawrence
Juror
of Acceptance
Mt.
Airy, MD
Nancy
Priest's painting,
Saving
the Children 2,
is
in the show!
On
Thursday evening, Marianne Loritz led our Book Club discussion of
Between
Shades of Gray, by Ruta Sepetys,
and
Marilyn Stechert provided the refreshments!
At
Rotary on Friday,
Christine
Gaudreau, Musical Director of the Evergreen Chorale,
and
two members of the cast
gave
us a preview of their production of
Jekyll
& Hyde.
Humphrey
Memorial Park & Museum
Opening
Reception
September
27, 2013
Jane
Christie with one of her beautiful pastel paintings.
Evergreen
Design Center
Opening
Reception
September
27, 2013
"Spanish
Dapple II"
Photograph
on Canvas Giclée
Artist:
Melony Smith
Melony
sold several photographs including "Fame."
Here,
Mel poses with the buyers, Susan and Peter Simon.
Susan
is an artist of Nature and Ancients:
http://www.susansimonstudio.com
Peter
Is a Concert Pianist:
http://www.petersimonpianist.com
Always do right.
This will gratify some and astonish the rest.
~
Mark Twain
September 29, 2013 Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary
Time
Agnus Day, by
James Wetzstein
Jeremiah 32:1–3a, 6-15
Psalm 91:1–6
1 Timothy 6:6–19
Luke 16:19–31