Whoever overlooks an offense fosters friendship, but whoever gossips about it separates friends. Proverbs 17:9 NABRE The proverbs sometimes deal with a situation that arises in the lives of the just and unjust; and do not necessarily require a moral approval or disapproval. In this case the proverb is speaking…
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In danger I called on the LORD; the LORD answered me and set me free. The LORD is with me; I am not afraid; what can mortals do against me? Psalms 118:5-6 NABRE Psalms 113-118 collectively are known as the Hallel (praise.) They are typically recited in the liturgies for…
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But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days-oracle of the LORD. I will place my law within them, and write it upon their hearts; I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Jeremiah 31:33 NABRE The prophet Jeremiah tells…
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While they were there, the time came for her to have her child, and she gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2:6-7 NABRE Joseph and Mary travel…
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Come, let us sing joyfully to the LORD; cry out to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with a song of praise, joyfully sing out our psalms. Psalms 95:1-2 NABRE Psalm Ninety-five is a song of praise to God. The psalm twice calls people to praise…
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