Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news of him spread throughout the whole region. He taught in their synagogues and was praised by all. Luke 4:14-15 NABRE Jesus is beginning His public ministry after a time in the dessert. Jesus again models Moses and the…
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Then astonishment seized them all and they glorified God, and, struck with awe, they said, “We have seen incredible things today.” Luke 5:26 NABRE Luke tells a story of a man who is paralyzed and his friends carry him to a home where Jesus is preaching. There is no room…
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Give thanks to the LORD, invoke his name; make known among the peoples his deeds. 1 Chronicles 16:8 NABRE This verse from the book of Chronicles, a telling of the events left out of the books of the Pentateuch, begins a hymn that is an ensemble of pieces that already…
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O God, you are my God-it is you I seek! For you my body yearns; for you my soul thirsts, In a land parched, lifeless, and without water. Psalms 63:1 NABRE This is a psalm in which the psalmist has a deep desire for God. The quoted verse speaks to…
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Bless the LORD, all you his hosts, his ministers who carry out his will. Psalms 103:21 NABRE Like many psalms, this psalm praises God, the speaker of the psalm is praising God for personal benefits. The psalmist recognizes God’s mercy toward all people, even sin cannot destroy God’s mercy toward…
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