St. Elizabeth's Anglican Mission

31 Vanadians Grace and peace from our Lord Jesus Christ, the one who shows us his mercy and of us likewise. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy....Continue reading

30 Vanadians Grace and peace from our Lord Jesus Christ, the one who makes us what we are not, a new creation of our Father in heaven. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. There was a time when Kathy (my long suffering and beloved wife) and I got off a train in England and proceeded to walk from Moreton-in-Marsh to Chipping-Campden mostly by way of heavy rain. Tired, wet, hungry, and thirsty, we stopped at the Red Lion Tave...Continue reading

29 Vanadians Grace and peace from our Lord Jesus Christ, the son of our Father in heaven, who provides our inheritance. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. In our day and age, being meek is not a positive attribute. The Oxford Dictionary defines meek this way: quiet, gentle, and easily imposed on; submissive. "I used to call her Miss Mouse because she was so meek and mild". You can see, at least in Oxford, being meek is not something one should aspire ...Continue reading

28 Vanadians Grace and peace from our Lord Jesus Christ, the son of our Father in heaven, who comforts the faithful. We come to the second Beatitude, Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted, as disciples of Christ. Much overlooked in reading the Beatitudes is that Jesus is teaching his disciples and not the generally curious. I mention this because it is pertinent to understanding what and who Jesus probably means when he says, those who mourn....Continue reading

27 Vanadians Grace and peace from our Lord Jesus Christ, the son of our Father in heaven, who trusts us with His Kingdom. I left off last week saying, ‘What poor in the spirit’ boils down to is the realization - and acting on that realization - that we bring nothing and have nothing to give to God and have everything to take away. There is a danger in hearing the above as fatalistic, as if there is nothing to do but sit around waiting for God to act. This is not true. Havi...Continue reading

26 Vanadians To the Saints at Vanadian Woods, Grace and peace from our Lord Jesus Christ, the son of our Father in heaven, who makes us rich in His Kingdom....Continue reading

25 Vanadians To the Saints at Vanadian Woods Grace and peace from Our Father and Our Lord Jesus Christ who desires to share His Kingdom with us....Continue reading

24 Vanadians To the Saints at Vanadian Woods Grace and peace from Our Father and Our Lord Jesus Christ who snatches us from the jaws of the evil one....Continue reading

23 Vanadians To the Saints at Vanadian Woods Grace and peace from Our Father who has forgiven our debts in the expectation we will forgive others the debts owed us....Continue reading

22 Vanadians To the Saints at Vanadian Woods Grace and peace from Our Father who has forgiven our debts that we may look forward to the completion of His righteousness, rather than backwards to our debts, all through His Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ....Continue reading

21 Vanadians To the Saints at Vanadian Woods, Grace and peace from Our Father who has already forgiven us through the free gift of grace found in the work of His Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ. Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. There is nothing more central to the life of a Christian than forgiveness. Nothing. Stop a bit and ponder that last statement. I am getting a little ahead of myself here, but I am a bit overwhelmed by the importance....Continue reading

20 Vanadians To the Saints at Vanadian Woods, Grace and peace from our Lord Jesus Christ, who attends to our needs now and into eternity....Continue reading

19 Vanadians To the Saints at Vanadian Woods, Grace and peace from our Lord Jesus Christ, who has made our cause his cause and his ours....Continue reading