Gracious God, we offer thanks for the lives and work of Richard Rolle, Walter Hilton, and Margery Kempe, hermits and mystics, who, passing through the cloud of unknowing, beheld thy glory. Help us, after their examples, to see thee more clearly and love thee more dearly, in the Name of Jesus Christ our Savior; who with thee and the Holy Spirit livest and reignest, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Richard Rolle was a hermit, mystic and writer in the first half of the fourteenth century. Believed to have been born in Thornton-le-Dale, he studied at Oxford before returning to Yorkshire where he lived as a hermit in various locations. pic.twitter.com/VpTYmeTFb8

— HistoryandHeritageYorkshire (@GenealogyBeech) February 12, 2024

O God, grant that looking upon the face of the Lord, as into a glass, we may be changed into His likeness, from glory to glory.  Take out of us all pride and vanity, boasting and forwardness; and give us the true courage which shows itself by gentleness; the true wisdom which shows itself by simplicity; and the true power which shows itself by modesty.     

Autumn colour on a grey day in Glastonbury. Walking towards Avalon Orchard this morning. pic.twitter.com/6anY6KKRU1

— Michelle Cowbourne (@Glastomichelle) November 9, 2024

For not from the east or from the west and not from the wilderness comes lifting up; but it is God who executes judgment, putting down one and lifting up another…

–Psalm 75:6-7

Unlike usual clouds in the troposphere. Nacreous clouds are rare & form in the lower stratosphere over polar regions when the Sun is just below the horizon. The clouds are illuminated from below & often glow in vivid colours

Beautiful, like a painting. 💕#clouds #ThePhotoHour pic.twitter.com/B2wAHaNKaQ

— Zoë Watson (@ZoeWatsonArtist) November 9, 2024