December 14th: Psalms 108 & 110 & Revelation 6
December 13, 2020
Alastair Roberts
"Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool." The opening of the first six seals.
Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).
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