The
rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem, with Annas the high priest,
Caiaphas, John, and Alexander, and all who were of the high-priestly family.
When they had made the prisoners stand in their midst, they inquired, "By
what power or by what name did you do this?" Then Peter, filled with the
Holy Spirit, said to them, "Rulers of the people and elders, if we are
questioned today because of a good deed done to someone who was sick and are
asked how this man has been healed, let it be known to all of you, and to all
the people of Israel, that this man is standing before you in good health by
the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from
the dead. This Jesus is
There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among mortals by which we must be saved."
Acts 4:5-12
Saints Peter and John Healing the Lame Man
(At
the Beautiful Gate, entering Solomon’s Portico)
POUSSIN,
Nicolas
1655
The
Met Fifth Avenue
New
York, NY
https://readingacts.com/2015/01/21/acts-3-a-healing-at-the-beautiful-gate/
The composition is
indebted to Raphael, and the gestures of the central group are reminiscent of
Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam in the Sistine Chapel. The picture was painted for Monsieur
Mercier of Lyons.
Miracles …
seem to me to rest not so much upon …
healing power coming suddenly near us
from afar
but upon our perceptions being made
finer,
so that, for a moment, our eyes can see
and our ears
can hear what is there around us always.
~ Willa Cather
There are no wrong turns,
only unexpected paths.
~
Mark Nepo
We
helped Mel Andrew celebrate his 90th Birthday at church on Sunday.
Arvada Center
Sunday,
April 15, 2018
I
had not expected to enjoy the play, but Jeanne Gibbard and I found
it
totally fascinating and well done!
Woofie
and JAK had shampoo and cuts on Tuesday!
I
should have taken a “before” picture because
they
truly looked like neglected ragamuffins.
Lunch with Lee
Life Care Center of Littleton
Thursday,
April 12, 2018
Lee
Sweetland
About
twenty of us joined Lee for a Brown Bag lunch on Thursday in Littleton.
There
were so many of us that we couldn’t fit in their
lovely
private dining room and we had to use
the
Activity Room.
Van
Farnsworth entertained us for our Thursday Book Club.
A
very interesting book and delicious dessert!
Visiting
Van’s lovely log home is always a joy.
Carolyn
Alexander, Kelly Selva
Vicki
Kyle greeting Flame, Van’s 31-year-old horse.
Flame
is certainly still quite frisky!
Oh, my!
Gregg
Avedon, our speaker at Rotary on Friday.
Gregory
Avedon is a former model and fitness personality. Avedon has worked for Giorgio
Armani, Dolce & Gabbana, Krizia,
Trussardi
and Valentino Garavani, and appeared in several magazines and catalogs,
including Men's Health
Gregg
is now 52; in years past, he appeared on the cover of
Men’s
Health more than 20 times.
Gregg
is now an Evergreen resident.
You cannot get through a single day
without having an impact on the world around you.
What you do makes a difference,
and you have to decide what kind of difference
you want to make.
~
Jane Goodall
April 22, 2018 Fourth
Sunday of Easter Year B
Good Shepherd Sunday
Jesus said, “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand, who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away—and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. The hired hand runs away because a hired hand does not care for the sheep. I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep. I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd. For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life in order to take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it up again. I have received this command from my Father.”
John 10:11-18
Agnus Day, by
James Wetzstein
Agnus Day appears with the permission of www.agnusday.org
Psalm 23 King James Version (KJV)
23 The Lord is my shepherd; I
shall not want.
2 He maketh me to lie
down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
3 He restoreth my soul:
he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
4 Yea, though I walk
through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art
with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
5 Thou preparest a table
before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my
cup runneth over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
The Good Shepherd (Le bon pasteur)
TISSOT,
James
1886-1894
Brooklyn
Museum
New
York, NY
Acts 4:5-12
Psalm
23
1
John 3:16-24
John
10:11-18
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