Then the Lord said to Moses, "I am going to come to you in a dense cloud, in order that the people may hear when I speak with you and so trust you ever after."

#Exodus19 #dailyoffice

Moses' father-in-law said to him, "What you are doing is not good. You will surely wear yourself out, both you and these people with you. For the task is too heavy for you; you cannot do it alone. Now listen to me. I will give you counsel, and God be with you!”

#Exodus18 #dailyoffice

At the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him; and he vanished. They said to each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he was talking to us on the road?”

#Luke24 #lectionary #Emmaus

Love one another deeply from the heart. You have been born anew, not of perishable but of imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God.

#1Peter1 #lectionary

I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not know what the master is doing; but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father.

#John20 #dailyoffice

As the Father has loved me,
so I have loved you;
abide in my love.

I have said these things to you
so that my joy may be in you,
and that your joy
may be complete.

#John15 #dailyoffice #love

A tree blooming with abundant pink leaves.

"If you believe that Jesus rose from the dead, you are not just believing an odd fact from two thousand years ago; you are trusting that there is a kind of life, a kind of love and trust and joy that is the very essence of Jesus' identity which is now coming to life in you.

(1/3)

Then the prophet Miriam, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand; and all the women went out after her with tambourines and with dancing. And Miriam sang to them: “Sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously!”

#Exodus15 #dailyoffice

“The Gun Violence Archive, a nonpartisan reference resource, listed the reported shooting at the Chick-fil-A restaurant in the 2300 block of Route 22 as the 100th mass shooting documented in the US this year” @us.theguardian.com

It’s only April. Lord have mercy.

One dead and six wounded after mass shooting at Chick-fil-A in New Jersey Officials say ‘no arrests made at this time’ and that shooting ‘does not appear to be a random act of violence’

I’ve been to this Chick-fil-A with my kids. It’s 15 minutes from my house on a major shopping corridor. Praying for the victims, employees, all who were traumatized, and for an end to gun violence. 🙏🏼

Thomas said to him, "Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?" Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life.

#John14 #dailyoffice

My heart, therefore, is glad, and my spirit rejoices;
my body also shall rest in hope.

You will show me the path of life;
in your presence there is fullness of joy,
and in your right hand are pleasures for evermore.

#Psalm16 #lectionary #Easter2 #committal

“For 10 days, people admired the vastness of the universe. The frailty and interdependence of the human species. The sheer awesomeness of the moon.”

Wonderful article about spiritual dimension of experiencing the cosmos.

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/u...

God thought, "If the people face war, they may change their minds and return to Egypt." So God led the people by the roundabout way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea.

#Exodus13 #dailyoffice #nowar

Then they remembered his words, and returning from the tomb, they told all this to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles.

#Luke24 #dailyoffice #EasterWeek

Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came & said to them, “Go, baptizing & teaching. Remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age."

#Matthew28 #dailyoffice #EasterWeek

In attacks blamed on Iran, at least 32 people have been killed in Gulf nations. In Israel, at least 20 people had been killed as of Monday. The American death toll stands at 13 service members, with hundreds of others wounded. 2/2 @nytimes.com

#LordHaveMercy #RIP #nowar

Death tolls: The Human Rights Activists News Agency said at least 1,665 civilians, including 244 children, had been killed in Iran as of Monday. Lebanon’s health ministry on Monday said that more than 1,500 people had been killed in the latest fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. 1/2 @nytimes.com

Please do what you can @booker.senate.gov, @kim.senate.gov and @mikiesherrill.bsky.social! #NJ #endthewar #chooosepeace

Praying for peace in the Middle East and an end to the war in Iran! 🙏🏼

#Artemis II - Special guest Astronaut ‘Nutella’ getting involved in breaking the Apollo record with its own flyby 😂🚀🌕

The women left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them and said, "Greetings!" And they came to him, took hold of his feet, and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers!”

#Matthew28 #Easter #Alleluia

April 4, 2026 | Great Vigil of Easter YouTube video by Christ Church in Short Hills

Exsultet! Rejoice now, heavenly hosts and choirs of angels!

“Rest on a somatic level is a small resurrection. A resurrection is a waking up into a new thing. It’s life, insight, breathing, refusing, thinking, and movement that is alive and made new. Rest is resurrection.”

- Tricia Hersey, from Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto

#HolySaturday

For first time ever, Army chief of chaplains fired — by Hegseth – Baptist News Global For the first time in history, the U.S. Army chief of chaplains has been fired by the Secretary of Defense. Pete Hegseth made national headlines April 2 for firing Gen. Randy George, the Army’s chief ...

For first time ever, Army chief of chaplains fired — by Hegseth baptistnews.com/article/for-...

Veiled for Good Friday 🙏

I’m so sorry! Prayers for it all to turn around 🙏🏼

Take, Bless, Break, Give A poem for Maundy Thursday

While they were eating, Jesus took a loaf of bread, and after blessing it he broke it, gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take; this is my body.”

#Mark14 #dailyoffice #MaundyThursday #poem

Prayers for Trans Protection, Immigrants, Humanitarian Aid & Healthcare Collects written February 2025

Prayer for Trans Protection 🏳️‍⚧️

Loving Creator,
who formed the rainbow and humanity in your image;
protect trans people:
teens, adults & elders /
athletes, artists & activists /
prisoners, priests & poets;
that like a prism,
we may refract your divine light.
Amen

Highlights | The Installation of the Archbishop of Canterbury at Canterbury Cathedral. YouTube video by The Church of England

Grateful to the @churchofengland.org for this 13 minute highlight video from Archbishop Sarah’s Installation. “May we have the audacity to believe in the promises of God, for with him, nothing will be impossible.” #Anglican