Final words

After I Peter 5:8-14 

The enemy prowls,

roaring, seeking

someone edible

and vulnerable, so 

be careful and

watchful. Resist

him; stand firm,

you are not alone

in your suffering,

a suffering that is

shared. You will

be delivered, 

called home,

restored, confirmed,

strengthened, and

established. Stand

firm, and always

greet one another

in love.

 

Photograph by Kelly Sikkema via Unsplash. Used with permission.

Some Sunday Readings

 

When Puppies Replace People – Ben Hick at Proclaim & Defend.

 

“The Windhover,” poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins – Sally Thomas at Poems Ancient and Modern.

 

The First Task of the Church – Stanley Hauerwas at Plough.

 

The Etiquette of Speech – O. Alan Noble at You Are Not Your Own Substack.