so this is the sound of you
here and now whether or not
anyone hears it this is
where we have come with our age
our knowledge such as it is
and our hopes such as they are
Monthly Archives: January 2017
Poetry for New Years Day–‘To the New Year’ by W S Merwin
A New Year’s Day Prayer (I)
Almighty and eternal God, with whom one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day: Give us grace, as we remember the way by which thou hast led us, to offer unto thee the worship of adoring hearts, and to rest our hopes for the time to come on thine unchanging love; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
A Prayer for the Feast of the Holy Name (I)
Eternal Father, who didst give to thine incarnate Son the holy name of Jesus to be the sign of our salvation: Plant in every heart, we beseech thee, the love of him who is the Savior of the world, even our Lord Jesus Christ; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.
The Naming of Christ, from the Benedictional of St Æthelwold (BL Add. 49598) – then the year's first feast, on the eighth day of Christmas. pic.twitter.com/LEZKquv8Mx
— Eleanor Parker (@ClerkofOxford) January 1, 2017
From the Morning Bible Readings
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and all that is within me, bless his holy Name.
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits.
–Psalm 103:1-2
Blessed and Happy New Year of 2017 to All Blog Readers!
London Fireworks 2017
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