Be on your guard, stand firm in the faith, be courageous, be strong. Your every act should be done with love. 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 NABRE Paul is closing his letter to the community at Corinth. He says be on your guard, he means be watchful, be awake, be ready, you…
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He gives power to the faint, abundant strength to the weak. Isaiah 40:29 NABRE Chapter forty of Isaiah begins a second era in the prophets speaking to the people. It is a time when the city of Jerusalem has been conquered and destroyed by the Babylonians. Many of the people…
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Finally, draw your strength from the Lord and from his mighty power. Ephesians 6:10 NABRE The Letter to the Ephesians has been called elegant and polished. Of Paul’s writings only Romans can match as a candidate for exercising the most influence on Christian thought and spirituality. It depicts Christ as…
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God is our refuge and our strength, an ever-present help in distress. Psalm 46:1 NABRE Psalm 46 opens with God as our place to go when we have trouble. God is refuge, basically a place of trust and God is strength, others places call God rock, foundation, solidly there for…
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