O Adonai, and leader of the House of Israel, who appeared to Moses in the fire of the burning bush and gave him the law on Sinai: Come and redeem us with an outstretched arm.
This evening in our Vespers antiphon we will address Jesus, using the Hebrew title for Lord - "Adonai." Indeed Jesus is for us Lord of lords, Master and Ruler of all creation, present in the burning bush on Sinai, and still with us now in all our ordinariness. We recall the words of the poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning:
Earth’s crammed with heaven,
And every common bush afire with God:
But only he who sees takes off his shoes.
This evening in our Vespers antiphon we will address Jesus, using the Hebrew title for Lord - "Adonai." Indeed Jesus is for us Lord of lords, Master and Ruler of all creation, present in the burning bush on Sinai, and still with us now in all our ordinariness. We recall the words of the poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning:
Earth’s crammed with heaven,
And every common bush afire with God:
But only he who sees takes off his shoes.
Let us notice and honor the Lord in the ordinary events of our day.
Abbey colored glass photographed by Brother Daniel.
