“O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you; I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure.”Isaiah 25:1 NRSVue God has plans “formed of …
“I love the Lord because he has heard my voice and my supplications. Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.”Psalm 116:1-2 NRSVue When one …
“Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received.”1 Peter 4:10 NRSVue This verse follows Peter telling the readers to “maintain constant love for …
“You who live in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shadow of the Almighty.”Psalm 91:1 NRSVue This Psalm is written to those who love God. I don’t mean those who loudly …
“You invited my enemies from all around as if for a day of festival; and on the day of the anger of the Lord, no one escaped or survived; those whom I bore and reared, …
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your …
“The Lord, your God, is in your midst, a warrior who gives victory; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will renew you in his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.”Zephaniah …
“I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify your name forever. For great is your steadfast love toward me; you have delivered my soul from the …
“Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped, but emptied himself, …
“This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.”Psalms 118:24 Life is hard. Sometimes I have difficulty remembering to rejoice and be glad. This can be made …