“God is the one who firmly establishes us along with you in Christ; it is he who anointed us and has sealed us, thereby depositing the first payment, the Spirit, in our hearts.” (2 Corinthians 1:21-22, LH)
Let us pray… “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation[s] of [our] heart[s] be acceptable to you, O LORD, [our] rock and [our] redeemer.” Amen. (Psalm 19:14, NRSV) + + + There is a crooked ash tree that rises bent and twisted from a berm alongside the driveway at our house. At night…