Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show his works by a good life in the humility that comes from wisdom. James 3:13 NABRE James is speaking about the wise person. In wisdom he is addressing the person who is suited to be a teacher in the Christian…
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Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your kind spirit guide me on ground that is level. Psalms 143:10 NABRE Psalm 143 is about asking for mercy and help. The psalm begins with the psalmist asking the Lord to listen to him and then he…
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This is the second week of our four week series we are calling “Labor in the Lord.” We hear in the writing of Paul, that in the Lord our Labor is never in vain. It may seem what we do for God is not accomplishing anything, or we are not…
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I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work in you will continue to complete it until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6 NABRE Paul is writing to the community in Philippi, a community to whom he feels very close and is pleased with their…
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So faith, hope, love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13 NABRE Paul is addressing troubles in the community of Corinth. He speaks to them about the abuse of the gift of tongues, division in the church, envy of others’ gifts, selfishness, impatience with…
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