1   The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want. 
2        He makes me lie down in green pastures; 
     he leads me beside still waters; 
3        he restores my soul. 
     He leads me in right paths 
          for his name’s sake.

4   Even though I walk through the darkest valley, 
          I fear no evil; 
     for you are with me; 
          your rod and your staff — 
          they comfort me.

5   You prepare a table before me 
          in the presence of my enemies; 
     you anoint my head with oil; 
          my cup overflows. 
6   Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me 
          all the days of my life, 
     and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD 
          my whole life long. 

 

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.

 

Good Shepherd

LATIMORE, Kelly

2019

Painting

Good Shepherd Episcopal Church

Athens, Ohio

United States

 

Commissioned by Ted and Katherin Foster for The Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Athens, OH.

"I started painting icons in 2011 while I was a member of the Common Friars from 2009-2013. Our collective work was about being more connected: to ourselves, each other, our surrounding community and the land. This manifested itself as a place called “The Good Earth Farm” where we held weekly services and meals, and grew produce for our community and local food pantries. 

Iconography has since become a practice of more considerations: of color and light, of brush stroke and form, symbol and meaning...However, I do not wish to approach Iconography as an art form that simply follows an inherited tradition, knowledge and practice. I want it to be a creative process, meditation, and practice that brings about new self knowledge for the viewer and myself. Who are the saints that are among us here and now?

I was not taught by a traditional Iconographer, and so to some, I am breaking many rules. There are icons here that people may find theologically unsound and wrong, or for others, helpful and inspiring. I think both reactions are important. My hope is that these icons do what all art can potentially do, which is, to create more dialogue. 

The other may have something to teach us about what we know, about who God is, the world we live in and who are our neighbors. This is the real work of being human and of art. Being more present."
[from: https://kellylatimoreicons.com/about-2/ ]

https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/diglib-fulldisplay.pl?SID=20240419106171101&code=act&RC=57121&Row=17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If we seek God for our own good and profit,

we are not seeking God.

~ Johannes Eckhart 

 

 

 

 

 

Lunch at Creekside Cellars

Amy Larson and I had lunch and tried to catch up.

It was delightful to eat outside.

 

David Sheesley shows our Peace Team members how our first Rotary Peace Pole is coming.

 

This is how they will look … each side in a different language.

 

Dine Around with Carrie and Ron

 

 

Lunch at Mount Vernon Canyon Club

Sondra Kellogg, Marilee Ross, Karla Byrd

 

Wes Paxton, Community Superintendent of Jefferson County Schools, was our speaker at Rotary.  Wes oversees middle and high schools in the Conifer and Evergreen articulation areas, as well as D’Evelyn Jr./Sr. High School, Mt. Blue Sky OELS (Outdoor Education Laboratory Schools) and Windy Peak OELS.

Another several inches of snow.  

Hopefully, spring is just around the corner???

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Passover April 22 - April 30, 2024

 

 

 

 

LECTIONARY

Acts 4:5–12 

Psalm 23 

1 John 3:16–24 

John 10:11–18

 

 

  SUMMARY

The unique emphasis to highlight in this Sunday’s readings comes in John and 1 John: that Jesus is the true Good Shepherd and that his sheep, the church, recognize his voice instinctively.

The ability to tell the difference between teachers and prophets that are commissioned by the Lord, and counterfeit shepherds that only use Jesus’ name, is a gift from the Holy Spirit which all believers are given in their baptism, and their ears are tuned to it by their life of hearing the scriptures.

https://www.preachingtoday.com/lectionary/

 

THE WORD:

https://connectionsmediaworks.com/sundaygospel.html#april21