Light of the World

Salt of the Earth

 

 

Jesus said, “You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled under foot. 

“You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

“Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter, not one stroke of a letter, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” 

Matthew 5:13-20

 

Light for Others

Photograph courtesy of Lawrence OP

1900?

St. Mary’s Church

Stained Glass

Melton Mowbray

Great Britain

 

http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-processquery.pl?code=ACT&SortOrder=Title&LectionaryLink=AEpip05

 

 

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St. Mary’s in Melton Mowbray is in the process of Reordering (remodeling)

http://www.melton.leicester.anglican.org/Articles/487494/St_Marys_C/Reordering_Project/Latest_Update/Getting_rid_of.aspx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The real voyage of discovery consists 

not in seeing new landscapes but in having new eyes.

~ Marcel Proust

 

 

 

 

I wish I could show you,

when you are lonely or in darkness,

the astonishing Light of your own Being.

~ Hafiz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy January/February Birthday, Toes!

Bill Richardson

 

Terrey Harrod

  

We had SIX birthdays to celebrate at Toes!

 

 

Annette Bradley with one of the Operation Valentine creations she made

to raise money for the Rotary Foundation.

 

 

Anna Harry, Mark Vickstrom, Carol Carper playing Jeopardy

(written and produced by our Community Service members).

 

 

 

A frosty Friday morn

View from my window

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elk in the Meadow munching the crunchy frosted grasses.

 

 

Nancy Priest, Jackie McFarland, Linda Bradford, and Carolyn Martyn

had a delightful lunch at Jackie’s on Saturday.

 

 

Jackie’s daughter, Jill McFarland, was also there.

 

 

Jackie received a lovely shawl from our Shawl Ministry at church.

 

 

Fang, the Cat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island 

looking for boats to save;

they just stand there shining.

~ Anne Lamott

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 5, 2017   Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany

 

Previous OPQs may be found at:

 

 

 

Agnus Day, by James Wetzstein

comic

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Isaiah 58:1-9a, (9b-12)
Psalm 112:1-9 (10) 
1 Corinthians 2:1-12, (13-16)
Matthew 5:13-20