from afar the LORD appears: With age-old love I have loved you; so I have kept my mercy toward you. Jeremiah 31:3 NABRE The Prophet Jeremiah is positioned to see a new Babylonian Empire threaten Israel, Jerusalem fall and the deportation of many to Babylon. The verse quoted is in…
View More Jeremiah 31:3 – August 9, 2018
You will show me the path to life, abounding joy in your presence, the delights at your right hand forever. Psalms 16:11 NABRE This Psalm is about a personal relationship that exists between the Lord and someone totally dedicated to Him. It begins with a plea for protection and then…
View More Psalms 16:11 – August 8, 2018
Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice! Philippians 4:4 NABRE Paul is writing to the community at Philippi a letter of fellowship. He is nearing the end of the letter and he urges two members of the community to reconcile, reaching out to others to help…
View More Philippians 4:4 – August 7, 2018
Thus faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the word of Christ. Romans 10:17 NABRE Romans is Paul reaching out to a community he has not founded or visited. Therefore it is more general than other letters and has a deep spiritual and theological flavor.…
View More Romans 10:17 – August 6, 2018
No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. John 15:13 NABRE The heart of Jesus moral teaching is simply; “to love one another as I have loved you.” (John 13:34) Jesus loves His disciples with a total self-giving. Jesus love is most evident…
View More John 15:13 – August 5, 2018