The Lord said to him, “Oh you Pharisees! Although you cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish, inside you are filled with plunder and evil.” Luke 11:39 NABRE A Pharisee invites Jesus to dine with him and is amazed when Jesus does not observe the prescribed washing before…
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Then I said, “Woe is me, I am doomed! For I am a man of unclean lips, living among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts!” Isaiah 6:5 NABRE This chapter of Isaiah opens with an account of how the Lord…
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Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you of two minds. James 4:8 NABRE James in his letter to Christians is challenging the reader to submit humbly to God. He begins this section with the previous verse…
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Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God. Matthew 5:8 NABRE Jesus provides the beatitudes, they are not commands, or rules but principles that followed lead us to a better life. Jesus tells those listening the beatitudes, a set of principles, are for our best life. They…
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Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!” Isaiah 6:8 NABRE The scripture provides a scene that is the Lord calling Isaiah. The book of Isaiah is one that is quoted…
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