A Time of
Praise and Thanksgiving
On the day when Elkanah sacrificed, he would give portions to his wife Peninnah
and to all her sons and daughters; but to Hannah he gave a double portion,
because he loved her, though the Lord had closed her womb. Her rival used to
provoke her severely, to irritate her, because the Lord had closed her womb. So
it went on year by year; as often as she went up to the house of the Lord, she
used to provoke her. Therefore Hannah wept and would not eat. Her husband
Elkanah said to her, "Hannah, why do you weep? Why do you not eat? Why is
your heart sad? Am I not more to you than ten sons?"
After they had eaten and drunk at Shiloh, Hannah rose and presented herself
before the Lord. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat beside the doorpost
of the temple of the Lord. She was deeply distressed and prayed to the Lord,
and wept bitterly. She made this vow: "O Lord of hosts, if only you will
look on the misery of your servant, and remember me, and not forget your
servant, but will give to your servant a male child, then I will set him before
you as a nazirite until the day of his death. He shall drink neither wine nor
intoxicants, and no razor shall touch his head." As she continued praying
before the Lord, Eli observed her mouth. Hannah was praying silently; only her
lips moved, but her voice was not heard; therefore Eli thought she was drunk.
So Eli said to her, "How long will you make a drunken spectacle of
yourself? Put away your wine." But Hannah answered, "No, my lord, I
am a woman deeply troubled; I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I
have been pouring out my soul before the Lord. Do not regard your servant as a
worthless woman, for I have been speaking out of my great anxiety and vexation
all this time." Then Eli answered, "Go in peace; the God of Israel
grant the petition you have made to him." And she said, "Let your
servant find favor in your sight." Then the woman went to her quarters,
ate and drank with her husband, and her countenance was sad no longer.
They rose early in the morning and worshiped before the Lord; then they went
back to their house at Ramah. Elkanah knew his wife Hannah, and the Lord
remembered her. In due time Hannah conceived and bore a son. She named him
Samuel, for she said, "I have asked him of the Lord."
1
Samuel 1:4-20
A Mother in Israel: Hannah, Samuel and Eli - In
memory of Agnes Nichols on 1862
WAILES,
William
1862
Stained
Glass
Church of
St. Mary the Virgin
Ambleside,
Great Britain
If you
change your perception,
you change
the experience of your body and your world.
~ Doc
Childre
All that I
have seen has taught me to trust
all that I
have not seen.
~ Ralph
Waldo Emerson
Remembering
…
Thomas
Edward Weidner
August 6,
1938 ~ November 11, 2012
Lancaster,
Ohio
and
Santa
Monica, California
St. Mary of
the Assumption Catholic Church
Lancaster,
Ohio
After the
funeral and interment, we returned to Joyce’s home
for a
luncheon prepared by neighbors.
Cousins Joan
and Joyce
in front of
a portrait of Aunt Lucille, their mother.
Joyce
holding
Buster IV
owner of
Joyce and Tom
Each moment is a place
you've never been.
~ Mark Strand
November 18, 2012 Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost; 33rd
Sunday in Ordinary Time
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As
he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher,
what large stones and what large buildings!” Then Jesus asked him, “Do you see
these great buildings? Not one stone will be left here upon another; all will
be thrown down.”
When
he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John,
and Andrew asked him privately, “Tell us, when will this be, and what will be
the sign that all these things are about to be accomplished?” Then Jesus began
to say to them, “Beware that no one leads you astray. Many will come in my name
and say, ‘I am he!’ and they will lead many astray. When you hear of wars and
rumors of wars, do not be alarmed; this must take place, but the end is still
to come. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom;
there will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. This is but
the beginning of the birthpangs.
Mark 13:1-8
Agnus
Day, by James Wetzstein
Agnus Day appears with the
permission of www.agnusday.org
Grace
Eric Enstrom
(The official state
photograph of Minnesota!)
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http://www.photopixels.com/grace/index.html
1 Sam 1:4–20
1 Sam. 2:1–10
Heb. 10:11–14 (15–18)
19–25
Mark 13:1–8