FEAST OF CHRISTMAS - BIRTH OF CHRIST

Puer natus est nobis, et filius datus est nobis: cuius imperium super humerum eius: et vocabitur nomen eius, magni consilii Angelus		A child is born to us, and a Son is given to us: Whose government is upon His shoulder: and His Name shall be called, the Angel of Great Counsel.
Cantate Domino canticum novum: quia mirabilia fecit.		Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle: because Hehath done wonderful things.
Puer natus est nobis, et filius datus est nobis: cuius imperium super humerum eius: et vocabitur nomen eius, magni consilii Angelus		A child is born to us, and a Son is given to us: Whose government is upon His shoulder: and His Name shall be called, the Angel of Great Counsel.
Notum fecit Dominus salutare suum: in conspectu gentium revelavit iustitiam suam.		The Lord has made known his salvation; to all nations he has revealed his justice.
Puer natus est nobis, et filius datus est nobis: cuius imperium super humerum eius: et vocabitur nomen eius, magni consilii Angelus		A child is born to us, and a Son is given to us: Whose government is upon His shoulder: and His Name shall be called, the Angel of Great Counsel.

FALLEN GLORY

ALONG THE CHARLES-CAMBRIDGE

The years to come seemed waste of breath,

A waste of breath the years behind

In balance with this life, this death

ON TIME AND AGE - MARVELL

“Like the vain curlings of the watery maze,
Which in smooth streams a sinking weight does raise,
So Man, declining always, disappears
In the weak circles of increasing years;
And his short tumults of themselves compose,
While flowing Time above his head does close.”
― Andrew Marvell

MOURNING - REGRET - RENEWAL

Care-charmer Sleep, son of the sable Night, Brother to Death, in silent darkness born, Relieve my languish and restore the light; With dark forgetting of my care return. And let the day be time enough to mourn The shipwreck of my ill adventured youth: Let waking eyes suffice to wail their scorn Without the torment of the night's untruth.

Samuel Daniel

ISAIAH - A PROPHECY CONTRA TRUMP - A PROMISE OF A NEW JERUSALEM

The spirit of the Lord is upon me
because the Lord has anointed me;
he has sent me to bring good news to the humble,
to bind up the broken-hearted,
to proclaim li8berty to captives
and release to those in prison;
to proclaim a year o9f the LORD'S favour
and a day of vengeance of our God;
to comfort all who mourn,
to give them garlands instead of ashes,
oil of gladness instead of mourners tears,
a garment of splendor for the heave heart.
They shall be called Trees of Righteousness,
planted by the Lord for His glory.
Ancient ruins shall be rebuilt
and sites long desolate restored;
they shall repair the ruined cities
and restore what has long lain desolate.

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For I the Lord love justice
and hate robbery and wrong-doing;
I will grant them a sure reward...

Reading for third Sunday of Advent...

FIRST SNOW DECEMBER 9th

To the Court Yard Post Storm

The road looking West

Court Yard at Start of Snow

Walk Home

POLITICAL HALL OF INFAMY

Donald Trump - In the words of his Secretary of State - "A fucking moron".

Charles Grassley - An 83 year old Fart who can't put two rational thoughts together but spots a lot of garbage and encourages class warfare.

Tom Cotton - A smug, clueless and brainless asshole - who believes "Water Boarding " is not torture and wants to head the CIA.

Jefferson Sessions - A southern good ol' boy from Alabama who was and is a racist, bigot, liar and enemy of the law and people. The best friend of the corrupt police.

Jarred Kushner -  An uppity New Jersey sycophant,  two faced, self aggrandizing. Even his fellow final Club members at Harvard had no use for him but for his money.

Ted Cruz - Senator, of sorts, He hails form Texas and went to Princeton. That about says it all.
Oh, he is fond of himself.

Mitch McConnell - Man without principles or a chin. Sold his integrity to Trump the garbage fire.

Benjamin Netanyahu - A corrupt, lying, self-serving fool who leads a nation dedicated to apartheid.

Steve Bannon - Failed collapsed Catholic with a warped view of history (Didn't learn that from the Jesuits), bigot, ego maniac, EVIL in ever possible way.

WHY HAVE AMERICANS LET THEIR CONTRY BE TAKEN HOSTAGE BY SUCH PERVERTS AND ASSHOLES