James 5:7-8, October 10th

James 5:7-8

New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

⁷ Be patient, therefore, beloved, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious crop from the earth, being patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains. ⁸ You also must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near. 

Isaiah 26:2-4, Oct 3rd

Isaiah 26:2-4

 (ERV)

² Open the gates for the good people to enter.
    They are the God’s faithful followers.

³ God, you give true peace
    to people who depend on you,
    to those who trust in you.

⁴ So trust the Lord always,
    because in the Lord you have a place of safety forever.

Matthew 5:14 -16, Sept 26th

Matthew 5:14-16

The Voice (VOICE)

¹⁴ And you, beloved, are the light of the world. A city built on a hilltop cannot be hidden. ¹⁵ Similarly it would be silly to light a lamp and then hide it under a bowl. When someone lights a lamp, she puts it on a table or a desk or a chair, and the light illumines the entire house.¹⁶ You are like that illuminating light. Let your light shine everywhere you go, that you may illumine creation, so men and women everywhere may see your good actions, may see creation at its fullest, may see your devotion to Me, and may turn and praise your Father in heaven because of it.

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Psalm 139: 1-6, 23; Sept 19th

Psalm 139:1-6, 23

New International Version (NIV)

¹ You have searched me, Lord,
    and you know me.
² You know when I sit and when I rise;
    you perceive my thoughts from afar.
³ You discern my going out and my lying down;
    you are familiar with all my ways.
⁴ Before a word is on my tongue
    you, Lord, know it completely.
⁵ You hem me in behind and before,
    and you lay your hand upon me.
⁶ Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
    too lofty for me to attain. ...

²³ Search me, God, and know my heart;
    test me and know my anxious thoughts.