Let them grow together until harvest; then at harvest time I will say to the harvesters, “First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles for burning; but gather the wheat into my barn.” Matthew 13:30 NABRE Jesus shares a parable of weeds growing among the wheat. A man sows…
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He said in reply, “It is written: ‘One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.’” Mathew 4:4 NABRE Jesus spends time in the desert where He encounters temptation in the form of Satan. Jesus has three temptations placed before…
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At this, Jesus said to him, “Get away, Satan! It is written: ‘The Lord, your God, shall you worship and him alone shall you serve.’” Matthew 4:10 NABRE After His Baptism Jesus wanders in the desert for forty days and nights, using it as a time of prayer and fasting.…
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I raise my eyes toward the mountains. From whence shall come my help? My help comes from the LORD, the maker of heaven and earth. Psalms 121:1-2 NABRE Psalm one-twenty-one speaks of trust in the LORD who is our protector. The psalmist looks to the mountains, perhaps as a wondering…
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I say, then: live by the Spirit and you will certainly not gratify the desire of the flesh. Galatians 5:16 NABRE Paul has been speaking about how Christians should live, particularly “you should love your neighbor as yourself.” It might seem like a line that is a tweet or bumper…
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