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Sunday, April 6, 2008
The latter splendour of this house shall be greater than the former, says the Lord
of hosts; and in this place I will give prosperity, says the Lord of hosts.
From today's Evening Prayer, an unanticipated bit of encouragement for Trinity's capital project
aspirations: "The latter splendour of this house shall be greater than the former..." (Haggai 2:9)
As our new tile floors are laid in the church and parish hall foyers, and as the red aluminum shingle
roof is about to be installed, and as we try to afford these without a loan, how good it is to hear "in this place I will
give prosperity."
Haggai's oracle, of course, was addressing a different house, but given what seem to be our prospects,
I like to think it's applicable here, too. A more splendid house in which the Lord will give prosperity -- prosperity for
service.
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