Music Week Day 1: The Contrasts and he Contradictions

The last 24 hours have been full of contrasts. On the one hand, it was the first full day of Music Week at Lutheridge:--Monday began with a long walk with the S. Florida church friend who is staying with us for the week. Up and down hills, but I didn't really notice them because the conversation was deep and meaningful.--Morning worship was also deep and meaningful. I LOVED this prayer of the day: "On the night he was betrayed, Jesus took bread, not revenge. He offered bread to feed and to forgive. On the night he was betrayed, Jesus took a basin of water to sooth [sic], liberate, and heal. Help us, so washed and fed, to do the same."--My inner English major was intrigued by the above spelling error, which made me think of soothsaying, which I continued to think about all day.--My inner English major also was there for Bible study, which will take us to some villains in the Bible. We began with one of the biggest, the serpent in the Garden of Eden. One participant talked about the…