7:58-59 Then they dragged him out of the city and began to stone him; and the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul. While they were stoning Stephen, he prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
Psalm 23:1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want.
Luke 24:13 That very day, the first day of the week, two of the disciples were going to a village called Emmaus
April 25 The Feast of St. Mark, Evangelist“The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.” Mark 1:1 NRSV
Almighty God, by the hand of Mark the evangelist you have given to your Church the Gospel of Jesus Christ the Son of God: We thank you for this witness, and pray that we may be firmly grounded in its truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Book of Common Prayer, p. 240
Image: The beginning of the Gospel of Mark in the 7th century Book of Durrow. Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain.
Acts 2:14a But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them, “Men of Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what I say.
John 20:18 Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord”; and she told them that he had said these things to her.
Matthew 27:5 Throwing down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed; and he went and hanged himself.
Romans 8:6 To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.
1 Samuel 16:13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the presence of his brothers; and the spirit of the LORD came mightily upon David from that day forward.
John 4:7 A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.”
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After over two years of highly informative commentary, Hovak Najarian finds he needs more time for his primary calling. He is, after all, an artist first and that takes time.
We have left the door open in hopes that he will share his thoughts from time to time.
Also, his work remains on the blog (search tags for ‘Hovak Najarian’) and we are in the process of re-indexing his comments and will link to them in future as appropriate.
Again, Thanks Hovak.
Stan
I add my thanks to Stan’s. In the last two years I have learned more about art than I have in my previous 62 years. It has been a joy to read Hovak’s commentaries on the art selected for each Sunday. His commentaries have helped me understand better the way art can lead a person into a deeper faith and how a talented human can use art to express the faith within. I have come to appreciate how art through the centuries has both informed the faith and shaped the faith. I see with new eyes
Hovak, with a grateful heart I pray that God will bless ‘the work of your hands’ as you pursue your art; may God bless your every endeavor. Dan Rondeau
I encourage you to offer your thanks to Hovak in person, by card, or even on our blog (use the comment section of this Sunday’s post to offer your thanksgiving; Stan and I will make sure it is delivered). ~dan rondeau
Hear what the Spirit is saying 