December 29th: Psalm 144 & Revelation 21:1-14
December 28, 2020
Alastair Roberts
Deliverance from treacherous foreigners. The vision of the descending holy city.
Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).
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