I tell you, in just the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance. Luke 15:7 NABRE Luke shares Jesus’ parable of one lost sheep. Jesus tells a parable after He hears Pharisees…
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Then the just will be glad; they will rejoice before God; they will celebrate with great joy. Psalms 68:4 NABRE This is a psalm celebrating God’s presence in the temple and God’s protection of Israel. It opens describing God’s power over His enemies and celebrates His power manifested, by the…
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Amen, amen, I say to you, you will weep and mourn, while the world rejoices; you will grieve, but your grief will become joy. John 16:20 NABRE Jesus has been speaking to his disciples about future events. Specifically He has told them He is not going to be with them…
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Then they said to each other, “Were not our hearts burning [within us] while he spoke to us on the way and opened the scriptures to us?” Luke 24:32 NABRE A favorite resurrection story of many is the story of two people walking to Emmaus joined by a third person…
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Surely, I wait for the LORD; who bends down to me and hears my cry, Psalms 40:2 NABRE This psalm is a joyous song of David when he has returned to full health. It is a special new song describing David’s unrelenting faith which he renewed and refreshed. The early…
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