Let justice descend, you heavens, like dew from above, like gentle rain let the clouds drop it down. Let the earth open and salvation bud forth; let righteousness spring up with them! I, the LORD, have created this. Isaiah 45:8 NABRE In this psalm God speaks of how He acted…
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Psalms 126:5 – December 9, 2020
Those who sow in tears will reap with cries of joy. Psalms 126:5 NABRE This is a psalm of joy from the point of view of returned exiles. The Lord cares for his people and as the pilgrims reach the city, they re-live the joy felt as repatriated exiles. It…
View More Psalms 126:5 – December 9, 2020Luke 1:31 – December 8, 2020
Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. Luke 1:31 NABRE Luke shares a story he must have heard from Jesus earthly mother, Mary. An angel appears to her and tells her she has found favor with God, she will conceive…
View More Luke 1:31 – December 8, 2020Luke 5:26 – December 7, 2020
Then astonishment seized them all and they glorified God, and, struck with awe, they said, “We have seen incredible things today.” Luke 5:26 NABRE Luke tells a story of a man who is paralyzed and his friends carry him to a home where Jesus is preaching. There is no room…
View More Luke 5:26 – December 7, 2020Mark 1:2-4 – December 6, 2020
As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way. A voice of one crying out in the desert: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.’” John [the] Baptist appeared in the desert proclaiming a…
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