{"id":1847,"date":"2011-03-08T08:23:30","date_gmt":"2011-03-08T15:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tgdarkly.com\/blog\/?p=1847"},"modified":"2011-03-08T08:23:30","modified_gmt":"2011-03-08T15:23:30","slug":"daybook-feb-25-march-8-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidopderbeck.com\/tgdarkly\/2011\/03\/08\/daybook-feb-25-march-8-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Daybook: Feb. 25 – March 8, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

February 25 – March 8, 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lectionary<\/em><\/p>\n

Psalm 40:1-3<\/p>\n

I waited patiently for the LORD;
\nAnd He inclined to me and heard my cry.
\nHe brought me up out of the pit of
\ndestruction, out of the miry clay,
\nAnd He set my feet upon a rock making my
\nfootsteps firm.
\nHe put a new song in my mouth, a song of
\npraise to our God;
\nMany will see and fear
\nAnd will trust in the LORD.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Reflection<\/em><\/p>\n

“I am convinced that if people would really hear Holy Week, Pascha, the Resurrection, Pentecost, the Dormition, there would be no need for theology. All of theology is there. All\u00a0that is needed for one’s spirit, heart, mind and soul. How could people spend centuries discussing justification and redemption? It is all in these services. Not only is it revealed, it simply flows in one’s heart and mind. The more I live, the more convinced I am that most people love something else and expect something else from religion and in religion. For me this is idolatry, and it often makes contact with people so difficult.” — Fr. Alexander Schmemann<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Prayer<\/em><\/p>\n

God who waits
\nwhile we rush off
\nto spend the riches you’ve given us
\non unworthy pursuits
\nthat always end with us slopping with the pigs
\nin the mud.<\/p>\n

God who waits
\neach morning outside the gates
\nstraining into the distance
\nto see if we’ve finally begun,
\nonce again,
\nthe long and tired slog back home,
\ninto your happy embrace,
\ninto feasting and laughter and dance.<\/p>\n

God who waits
\nhere we are
\nnow waiting with you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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