A joyful heart is the health of the body, but a depressed spirit dries up the bones. Proverbs 17:22 NABRE The proverbs of chapter seventeen are attributed to Solomon, the king who asks for and receives the gift of wisdom from God. The quoted verse makes a connection between a…
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The LORD is my strength and my shield, in whom my heart trusts. I am helped, so my heart rejoices; with my song I praise him. Psalms 28:7 NABRE In psalm twenty-eight the psalmist is calling out to the Lord in prayer, asking the Lord to hear and help. He…
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Rejoice in hope, endure in affliction, persevere in prayer. Romans 12:12 NABRE The twelfth chapter of the letter to the Romans, Paul addresses the challenges facing the Christian in Rome. His message is relevant throughout time. Paul wants us to offer ourselves as living sacrifices, pleasing God, without conforming, discerning…
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I urge you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree in what you say, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and in the same purpose. 1 Corinthians 1:10 NABRE Paul is writing…
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The three readings from the Lectionary for this Sunday the Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary time; Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8, James 1:17-18 and Mark 7:1-8,14-15,21-23 have a common thread that can be recognized reading them together. In the first reading Moses, the author expresses the laws of God are fair. This was heard at a…
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