Advent

Painting by Roger Hutchison
The Episcopal Church of Visual Arts Exhibition

O come, O come, Emmanuel
And ransom captive Israel
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.

silence

Ecclesiastes 3:7
A time to tear,
And a time to sew;
A time to keep silence,
And a time to speak . . .