There shall be no foreign god among you; you shall not bow down to an alien god. Psalms 81:10 NABRE Psalm eighty one celebrates the Divine salvation which ended the Jews servitude in Egypt. The climax of the redemption from bondage in Egypt occurred when the Jews actually left the…
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Psalms 106:3 – February 13, 2020
Blessed those who do what is right, whose deeds are always just. Psalms 106:3 NABRE Psalm one hundred six relates a narrative of how God miraculously sustained the Jews as they wandered for forty years. God led the Israelites into the land Canaan and empowered them to conquer their adversaries…
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[Love] does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. 1 Corinthians 13:6 NABRE Chapter 13 of Paul’s letter to the Corinthians, is his great treatise on love. It is probably the most admired and read text of any of the scriptures. Many marriage ceremonies contain the words of…
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Direct my heart toward your testimonies and away from gain. Psalms 119:36 NABRE King David was devoted to the attainment of self-perfection in the service of God. Every action and step in David’s life was calculated to bring him closer to his goal. In this psalm of one-hundred seventy-six verses…
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As it is written: “He scatters abroad, he gives to the poor; his righteousness endures forever.” 2 Corinthians 9:8 NABRE In this second letter to the community at Corinth, the section with the quoted verse is challenging the community to make a donation that can be given to the church…
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