Hope
God’s
last word meets our hopelessness with hope.
Qui
regis Israel
1 Hear, O Shepherd of Israel, leading Joseph
like a flock; *
shine forth, you that are enthroned upon the cherubim.
2 In the presence of Ephraim, Benjamin, and
Manasseh, *
stir up your strength and come to help us.
3 Restore us, O God of hosts; *
show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved.
4 O Lord God
of hosts, *
how long will you be angered
despite the prayers of your people?
5 You have fed them with the bread of
tears; *
you have given them bowls of tears to drink.
6 You have made us the derision of our
neighbors, *
and our enemies laugh us to scorn.
7 Restore us, O God of hosts; *
show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved.
16 Let your hand be upon the man of your
right hand, *
the son of man you have made so strong for yourself.
17 And so will we never turn away from you;
*
give us life, that we may call upon your Name.
18 Restore us, O Lord God of hosts; *
show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved.
Psalm
80:1-7, 16-18
Spirit
of Detroit (detail)
FREDERICKS,
Marshall M.
1955-1958
Coleman
A. Young Municipal Center
Detroit,
Michigan
United
States
Photo by S. J. Carey
Spirit
of Detroit *
(full
sculpture)
It was commissioned in 1955
for a cost of $58,000 (equivalent to $1.29 million in 2016), and dedicated
in 1958. In its left hand, the large seated figure holds a gilt bronze sphere emanating rays to
symbolize God. The people in the figure's right hand
are a family group. The 26-foot (7.9 m) sculpture was the largest cast bronze statue since the Renaissance when it was first installed. It
was cast in Oslo, Norway.
A plaque in front of the
sculpture bears the inscription, "The artist expresses the concept that
God, through the spirit of man is manifested in the family, the noblest human
relationship."
Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out
well,
but the certainty that something makes sense
regardless of how it turns out.
~
Vaclav Havel
You must not lose faith in humanity.
Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are
dirty,
the ocean does not become dirty.
~
Mahatma Gandhi
Thank
you, Suzanne!
(With
the Santa from Jackie!)
Hanging of the Greens
Church of the Hills
Sunday, November 26, 2017
Cindy
Sahli
Joseph,
our pastor’s son
Sharron
Leonard, on the left, invited me to their big PEO Holiday Auction
at
Hiwan Country Club.
Van
Farnsworth, in the center, with her daughter Jane and her niece Catherine.
Van
is also a PEO member.
Carolyn
Alexander with Karen Hume,
one
of my golfing buddies.
(Don’t
you love my name tag?)
Anne
and Mark Vickstrom had their annual Christmas Party Saturday evening.
Caroline,
Will, and Lizzie Vickstrom
Caroline
graduates this month with her degree in music.
Let us be alert then, and wakeful,
and be sure not to miss the signs, or the promise,
or the hope we have been given.
~
Kathryn Matthews Huey
December 3, 2017 First
Sunday of Advent Year B
* At the time
of its installation and dedication, I was living in Detroit. May it
continue to instill hope for the future of Detroit.
Jesus
said, “In those days, after that suffering,
Then they will see ‘the Son of Man coming in clouds’ with great power and glory. Then he will send out the angels, and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.
“From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near. So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that he is near, at the very gates. Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
“But about that day or hour no one knows, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Beware, keep alert; for you do not know when the time will come. It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his slaves in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to be on the watch. Therefore, keep awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrow, or at dawn, or else he may find you asleep when he comes suddenly. And what I say to you I say to all: Keep awake.”
Mark
13:24-37
Agnus Day, by
James Wetzstein
Agnus Day appears with the permission of www.agnusday.org
The
Watchman
Paul
Wilbur
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70cYqHuDKE4
Isaiah 64:1-9
Psalm
80:1-7, 17-19
1 Corinthians 1:3-9
Mark 13:24-37