The Lord does not see as mortals see.

 

Happy Father’s Day!

 

 

Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house in Gibeah of Saul. Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death, but Samuel grieved over Saul. And the Lord was sorry that he had made Saul king over Israel.

The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul? I have rejected him from being king over Israel. Fill your horn with oil and set out; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.” Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears of it, he will kill me.” And the Lord said, “Take a heifer with you, and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’ Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do; and you shall anoint for me the one whom I name to you.” Samuel did what the Lord commanded, and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, “Do you come peaceably?” He said, “Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to the Lord; sanctify yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” And he sanctified Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.

When they came, he looked on Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed is now before the Lord.” But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for the Lord does not see as mortals see; they look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. He said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.” Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, “Neither has the Lordchosen this one.” Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel, and Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen any of these.” Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all your sons here?” And he said, “There remains yet the youngest, but he is keeping the sheep.” And Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and bring him; for we will not sit down until he comes here.” He sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and had beautiful eyes, and was handsome. The Lord said, “Rise and anoint him; for this is the one.” Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the presence of his brothers; and the spirit of the Lord came mightily upon David from that day forward. Samuel then set out and went to Ramah. 

1 Samuel 15:34-16:13

 

Saul Reproved by Samuel

COPLEY, John Singleton

1798

Museum of Fine Arts

Boston, Massachusetts

United States

https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/saul-reproved-by-samuel-32176

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It doesn’t matter who my father was;

it matters who I remember he was.

~ Anne Sexton

 

 

 

I’d love to know how Dad saw me when I was 6.

I’d love to know a hundred things.

When a parent dies,

a filing cabinet full of all the fascinating stuff 

also ceases to exist.

I never imagined how hungry I’d be one day 

to look inside it.

~ David Mitchell

 

 

 

 

 

 

Book Signing at Hearthfire Books

Evergreen, Colorado

Sandra Dallas, author, Kappy Kling, owner

 

The Patchwork Bride

by Sandra Dallas

 

 

 

100 Holes of Golf

Thursday, June 14, 2018

Annual Fundraiser for Rotary Club of Evergreen

Carolyn Alexander, Marianne Temple

 

 

Many unique outfits …

 

 

… and many unique methods of advancing the ball.

 

 

This turkey is using a turkey leg.

 

 

This young man (for Mountain Backpacks) used his slingshot and 

finally resorted to just throwing his ball much of the way.

 

 

The team for Ducks Unlimited

 

 

A drone shot by Chuck Adams.

 

 

Curious bystanders

 

 

 

50th Wedding Anniversary

Bistro Colorado

Friday, June 15, 2018

Evergreen, Colorado

Congratulations, Al and Barb Steger!

 

 

Mary Huckins, Dakota Blonde Band



 



Mary Huckins with Kevin, one of Barb and Al’s sons, and a granddaughter.





Sharron Leonard had two wobbly new-borns in her driveway.

Their mother stepped over the rail and they couldn’t follow.





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Once a father overheard his son pray:

       Dear God, make me the kind of man my daddy is.

Later that night, the father prayed:

       Dear God, make me the kind of man my son wants me to be.

~ Anonymous

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 17, 2018     Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

                Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

                Proper 6, Year B

 

Previous OPQs may be found at:

     http://www.dotjack.com/opq.htm

 

 

 

Jesus said, “The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how. The earth produces of itself, first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head. But when the grain is ripe, at once he goes in with his sickle, because the harvest has come.”

He also said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable will we use for it? It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth; yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes the greatest of all shrubs, and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade.”

With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it; he did not speak to them except in parables, but he explained everything in private to his disciples.

Mark 4:26-34

Agnus Day, by James Wetzstein

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1 Samuel 15:34-16:13 with Psalm 20 or
Ezekiel 17:22-24 with Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15
2 Corinthians 5:6-10, (11-13), 14-17 or 2 Corinthians 5:6-17
Mark 4:26-34