December 17th: Psalm 119:1-24 & Revelation 9
December 16, 2020
Alastair Roberts
Psalm 119 as an extended meditation on the Torah. Scorpion locusts from the abyss and four angels unbound at the River Euphrates.
Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).
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