For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears turned to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against evildoers. 1 Peter 3:12 NABRE Peter in this section of the letter to the communities in Asia Minor is advising them in Christian conduct. The…
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The righteous cry out, the LORD hears and he rescues them from all their afflictions. Psalms 34:18 NABRE Psalm 34 invites us to taste and see the goodness of the Lord. It begins with the resolve to praise the Lord and inviting the afflicted to unite themselves to God. The…
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all have sinned and are deprived of the glory of God. They are justified freely by his grace through the redemption in Christ Jesus, Romans 3:23-24 NABRE Paul to this point has been speaking to the community in Rome about the guilt of the world. The people would do what…
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Therefore, great are you, Lord GOD! There is no one like you, no God but you, as we have always heard. 2 Samuel 7:22 NABRE The quoted verse is part of a prayer that King David proclaims to God in response to the prophecy of Nathan. Nathan proclaims a dynastic…
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This is the fourth week of a series we are calling, “righteousness from God.” By righteous we mean we are in right relationship with God. It is a human quality but it takes on a divine presence when we allow God to make us righteous. We commonly think of it…
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