Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. Philippians 4:6 NABRE Paul is writing back to the community in Phillipe. He is writing this letter while under arrest, most likely chained to the wall. He no doubt uses…
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For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he it is who will save us. Isaiah 33:22 NABRE This prophecy of Isaiah is a lament, then prayer for hope and finally the restoration of Zion. It begins with a pronouncement against a…
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Series Introduction This is the final week of the series entitled “be with him.” This is the wish of Jesus for all of us and he specifically tells one of the men crucified alongside him that he will be with Jesus in paradise, that very day, as we read in…
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But whoever keeps his word, the love of God is truly perfected in him. This is the way we may know that we are in union with him: whoever claims to abide in him ought to live [just] as he lived. 1 John 2:5-6 NABRE John In writing to his…
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First of all, then, I ask that supplications, prayers, petitions, and thanksgivings be offered for everyone, for kings and for all in authority, that we may lead a quiet and tranquil life in all devotion and dignity. 1 Timothy 2:1-2 NABRE Paul is writing to Timothy concerning the church in…
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