One of two "Armistice Day" cacti that set buds within a day or two of being brought inside.
A parishioner pointed out to me that Psalm 16 scheduled for next Sunday is very upbeat, contrasting with the apocalyptic first reading and Gospel. The last verse is:
"You will show me the path to life,
fullness of joys in your presence,
the delights at your right hand forever."
Robert Alter in his book on the Psalms says that the literal sense of the Hebrew of the second line is "a satiety of joys in your presence." Sated with joy! A surfeit of joy! More joy than we can enjoy!
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