Category Archives: Lent

Ecclesiastes for Everyday: Day 3

Posted on March 8, 2019 by tmrichmond3

There is nothing new under the sun. 10 Is there a thing of which it is said, “See, this is new”? It has already been, in the ages before us. 11 The people of long ago are not remembered, nor … Continue reading →

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Ecclesiastes for Everyday: Day 2

Posted on March 7, 2019 by tmrichmond3

  All my life’s a circle… 3 What do people gain from all the toil at which they toil under the sun? 4 A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever. 5 The sun rises and the sun goes … Continue reading →

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Ecclesiastes for Everyone: Day One, Ash Wednesday

Posted on March 6, 2019 by tmrichmond3

 1 The words of Qohelet [the Teacher/Preacher][i], David’s son[ii], king in Jerusalem: 2 Vanity of vanities, says the Teacher, Vanity of vanities. All is vanity.     In Percy Shelley’s poem Ozymandias, a traveler tells that he saw a ruined statue in … Continue reading →

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Ecclesiastes for Everyone: A Lenten Devotional

Posted on March 6, 2019 by tmrichmond3

Introduction Every Ash Wednesday, when I mark the cross with ashes on the foreheads of my parishioners, I say, “From ashes you have come, to ashes you will return.” It is not something I say lightly or easily. I wish … Continue reading →

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The Down Side of Getting Better

Posted on March 12, 2014 by tmrichmond3

So you start that diet, only to find you are now tempted by foods you previously had no interest in eating. Or you want the quick fix for your problems. Or want to test someone’s love. Or you just feel … Continue reading →

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