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Text: John Bell. Tune: Irish folk (For reasons of copyright, I cannot display the text, but it is found in almost every contemporary hymnal today.) Calling of Matthew Caravaggio REFLECTION The Calling of Matthew is one of the most dramatic in the gospels. Jesus appears and sees Matthew in the counting house with the worst of the worst according to the Judean people of the day. He is a traitor to them, serving himself and the Roman government. One could hardly go l

The Visitation Albertinelli May 31 is the day the church remembers Mary's visitation to Elisabeth. Click on this link to find out more about the festival. https://www.hymnfortheday.com/post/hymn-for-the-visitation-and-pentecost-2

The Trinity Andrei Rublev Text: St. Patrick (5th century, probably) Tune: Irish folk 1. I bind unto myself today the strong name of the Trinity by invocation of the same, the Three in One and One in Three. 2. I bind this day to me forever, by power of faith, Christ’s incarnation, his baptism in the Jordan river, his death on cross for my salvation, his bursting from the spiced tomb, his riding up the heavenly way, his coming at the day of doom, I bind unto myself

Text: Gracia Grindal Tune: Amanda Husberg Holy Spirit, guide us, Guides us to the truth. Point to Christ our Savior, Christ who is the truth. Holy Spirit teach us, Teach us there is life. Point to Christ our Savior, Christ who gives us life. Holy Spirit, show us, Show us Christ the way, Point to Christ our Savior, Christ the only way. Pentecost. Emil Nolde REFLECTION Pentecost is the end of the festival part of the year and the beg

Text: Hans Adolph Brorson (1694-1764) Tune: Norwegian Folk tune Ascension of Jesus. From the Rubbula Gospels, 6th century I see you standing, Lamb of God, Now at your Father’s right, But, oh, how painful was your road That led to Zion’s height! And what a burden that you bore; The world’ distress and shame. It made you fall so you could share The woe that none could name. O spotless Lamb, it was your will, In love thus bound to be Upon th