serve the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful song. Psalms 100:2 NABRE This psalm was sung in the Temple during the service of a Thanksgiving offering that would bring in thanksgiving after having survived great danger. Hebrew teachers believe that not a day would go by without some…
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Proverbs 14:22 – February 23, 2020
Do not those who plan evil go astray? But those who plan good win steadfast loyalty. Proverbs 14:22 NABRE The proverb asks a question about those who plan evil, do they go astray? The answer we like to believe is yes, evil plans go astray. We can imagine that the…
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And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. Matthew 16:18 NABRE Jesus asked a question of the Apostles, “… who do you say I am.” (Matthew 16:15) Simon responds…
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The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery; you shall not kill; you shall not steal; you shall not covet,” and whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this saying, [namely] “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Romans 13:9 NABRE Paul in this section of the letter…
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Whoever overlooks an offense fosters friendship, but whoever gossips about it separates friends. Proverbs 17:9 NABRE The proverbs sometimes deal with a situation that arises in the lives of the just and unjust; and do not necessarily require a moral approval or disapproval. In this case the proverb is speaking…
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