The scimitar that pierced the Virgin's soul is still the occupational hazard of all who walk in the company of her Son. If you belong to Him, it will be alternatively poised over you and pressed into your soul as long as you live. It has no saving value in itself; our salvation, like that of the Blessed Virgin Mary, rests wholly upon the atonement wrought by her Son. But when you feel the pain of the scimitar's piercing, rejoice, for this is one of the ways in which God is telling you that you are His. - A. C. Piepkorn, *The Church* p. 212
it's almost like you're busy or something with so few posts lately. such a blessing to see you today.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jimbo. A blessing to catch up even if only for a few moments. Ended up being quite a busy day, but a blessed one. Of course, I STILL don't have a sermon done yet...
ReplyDeletejust dig out a sermon on Paul's conversion
ReplyDelete(your parish is named after him, after all)
ReplyDeletebesides, if things were the same up there in 2004 as they were down here that Sunday (snow discouraging people from coming - a total of 34 people in attendance between the two churches), most probably wouldn't know you were repeating yourself
unless they read these blog comments...
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