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Into thy hands, O merciful Savior, we commend thy servant

N. Acknowledge, we humbly beseech thee, a sheep of thine

own fold, a lamb of thine own flock, a sinner of thine own

redeeming. Receive him into the arms of thy mercy, into the

blessed rest of everlasting peace, and into the glorious

company of the saints in light.

“… and the Second is this: thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.” Constantly contemplating, not always loving much less liking, the sheep, lamb, qyick-tempered and profane, soap-lathered sinner who glares disgusted and repentant from the mirror mornings.  

Lovely outside, Orion and his pet dog hanging in the west, ship passing close by 7H heading in, we watched it arrive at the Pass a few minutes ago, too dark to tell but could be an offshore support vessel although no tug is standing by, so almost conceivably a Navy vessel except no stern light showing. In the east, moon in cradle crescent with Venus and Jupiter below about to fade into dawn’s early light, to borrow from F S Key and life’s most beloved song. Clear, mid-forties.

Sermon: Judges or Matthew? Prefer Judges but needs more than twelve minutes. Confirmation class: chats and handouts have covered in two sessions what in the past required four sessions, assuming they look through the handouts; anyway, rethinking session three. 

About that SheepLambSinner, … . Oh WTH, NVM. The priest (that's me) may assign penance: retro- and introspection unto resolve to sit on it.

DThos+

prayer from BCP order for Christian burial

pic from 7H looking east 201711160520 CST