All Saints' Episcopal Church, Johnson City, NY

On a rainy morning the bright color of the mums in the front/side garden of the Rectory. From Morning Prayer: Venite Psalm 95:1-7 Come, let us sing to the Lord; * ... let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving * and raise a loud shout to him with psalms. For the Lord is a great God, * and a great King above all gods. In his hand are the caverns of the earth, * and the heights of the hills are his also. The sea is his, for he made it, * and his hands have molded the dry land. Come, let us bow down, and bend the knee, * and kneel before the Lord our Maker. For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. * Oh, that today you would hearken to his voice!

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The frost is on the pumpkin this morning: two views looking south towards Vestal! This week’s Collect: Almighty and everlasting God, increase in us the gifts of faith, hope, and charity; and, that we may obtain what you promise, make us love what you command; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

A rainy morning: skeleton tree with a few leaves on Riverside Drive and a decorated porch on Endwell Street. From the New Zealand Prayer Book Saturday Daily Devotion Prayer: Giver of the present, hope for the future: save us from the time of trial.... When prophets warn us of doom, of catastrophe and of suffering beyond belief, then, God, free us from our helplessness, and deliver us from evil. Save us from our arrogance and folly, for you are God who created the world; you have redeemed us and you are our salvation. Amen See more

Looking up: into a tree on Riverside Drive and at the Maple tree in the back garden of the Rectory. Prayer from the Friday Morning Daily Devotion in the New Zealand Prayer Book: Jesus, you knew rejection and disappointment; help us if our work seems distasteful;... help us to decide what best to do, what next to do, or what to do at all. Give us courage and cheerfulness to go the second mile, and all the miles ahead. Amen. See more

A mild morning and warm colors along Little Choconut Creek, the flood wall and across Main Street from there! Collect from the Thursday Morning Devotion in the New Zealand Prayer Book: God, give us work till our life shall end,... and life till our work is done. Look kindly on our world, our God, as we suffer and struggle with one another. Look kindly on your Church, driven by the same necessity; and may the light we have seen in Jesus illuminate and brighten all the world. Amen.

No rain today! Tree changing on Endwell Street;; the view from Main Street looking at the Flood Wall; a rose bush still blooming on Main Street and finally a tree ion Fourth Street! From the Wednesday Daily Devotion in the New Zealand Prayer Book: Epistle Reflection In everything we do,... in our troubles, difficulties and hardships we show we are God’s servants. By purity, patience and kindness, by the Spirit and by our love, and by our message of truth, we show ourselves for what we are. We may seem poor, but we make many rich; we seem to have nothing, but we possess all that there is to have. See more

A rainy and wet morning along Main Street and Riverside Drive. The canticle of Creation from a Morning Prayer The Cosmic Order... Glorify the Lord, you angels and all powers of the Lord, * O heavens and all waters above the heavens. Sun and moon and stars of the sky, glorify the Lord, * praise him and highly exalt him for ever. Glorify the Lord, every shower of rain and fall of dew, * all winds and fire and heat. Winter and Summer, glorify the Lord, * praise him and highly exalt him for ever. Glorify the Lord, O chill and cold, * drops of dew and flakes of snow. Frost and cold, ice and sleet, glorify the Lord, * praise him and highly exalt him for ever. Glorify the Lord, O nights and days, * O shining light and enfolding dark. Storm clouds and thunderbolts, glorify the Lord, * praise him and highly exalt him for ever.

In the light of the sunrise: the tree on the bank behind the Church; a tree on the corner of Fourth Street and the sun from Endwell Street. From Morning Prayer: Collect for Grace ... Lord God, almighty and everlasting Father, you have brought us in safety to this new day: Preserve us with your mighty power, that we may not fall into sin, nor be overcome by adversity; and in all we do, direct us to the fulfilling of your purpose; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

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Sunrise from Evelyn Street and trees on Endwell Street this morning! The Collect for this weekend: Almighty and everlasting God, in Christ you have revealed your glory among the nations: Preserve the works of your... mercy, that your Church throughout the world may persevere with steadfast faith in the confession of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen See more