July 26

Old Testament:   Psalm 40-42
New Testament: Acts 27:1-16
Proverbs: 26

• Chronological    (Read the Bible in the chronological order in which its stories and events occurred.)
• Historically  (Read the books of the Bible as they were written historically, according to the estimated date of their writing.)
• Book of Common Prayer  (Daily Old and New Testament readings based on the Book of Common Prayer.)
• Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary) Daily Bible readings that follow the church liturgical year, with thematically matched Old and New Testament readings.
• Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)  Daily Bible readings that follow the church liturgical year, with sequential stories told across multiple weeks

Hymn: 148 - Now Thank We All Our God
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Creeds:
THE SIXTY—SEVEN ARTICLES OF ZWINGLI

ABOUT MAGISTRY.

XXXIV. The spiritual (so—called) power has no justification for its pomp in the teaching of Christ.
XXXV. But the laity has power and confirmation from the deed and doctrine of Christ.
XXXVI. All that the spiritual so—called state claims to have of power and protection belongs to the laity, if they wish to be Christians.
XXXVII. To them, furthermore, all Christians owe obedience without exception.
XXXVIII. In so far as they do not command that which is contrary to God.
XXXIX. Therefore all their laws shall be in harmony with the divine will, so that they protect the oppressed, even if he does not complain.
XL. They alone may put to death justly, also, only those who give public offence (if God is not offended let another thing be commanded).
XLI. If they give good advice and help to those for whom they must account to God, then these owe to them bodily assistance.
XLII. But if they are unfaithful and transgress the laws of Christ they may be deposed in the name of God.
XLIII. In short, the realm of him is best and most stable who rules in the name of God alone, and his is worst and most unstable who rules in accordance with his own will.

Quotes:

It is the distinguishing glory of Christianity
    not to rest satisfied with superficial appearances,
but to rectify the motives, and purify the heart
    --William Wilberforce, Real Christianity, Chapter IV, Section II

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Men who work for the love of it are too scarce to lose.  
    Stewart Edward White, The Pass, Chapter: The Forest Ranger

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Love is most nearly itself
  When here and now cease to matter.
Old men ought to be explorers
  Here and there does not matter
  We must be still and still moving
  Into another intensity
  For a further union, a deeper communion
....
In my end is my beginning.
      TS Elliot, Four Quartets, East Coker, IV

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Carolyn Myss said that we are responsible not for
the outcomes of things, but only for the ingredients...
     Ann Lamott, Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith, page 61 

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It is the first duty of a public officer to obey the law.
    But it is his second duty, and a close second,
        to do everything the law will let him do for the public good,
        and not merely what the law directs or compels him to do.        
    Gifford Pinchot, The Fight for Conservation, Chp 10 - An Equal Chance

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 Diary of an Old Soul-MacDonald

     Some say that thou their endless love host won
     By deeds for them which I may not believe
     Thou ever didst, or ever willedst done:
     What matter, so they love thee? They receive
     Eternal more than the poor loom and wheel
     Of their invention ever wove and spun.—
     I love thee for I must, thine all from head to heel.