I call heaven and earth to witness against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Choose life so that you and your descendants may live, loving the Lord your God, obeying him, and holding fast to him; for that means life to you and length of days, so that you…
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Yet even now, says the Lord, return to me with all your heart,with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; rend your hearts and not your clothing.Return to the Lord, your God, for he is gracious and merciful,slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love, and relents from punishing. From Joel 2: 12-18, NRSV As we enter the season of…
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Accept whatever befalls you, and in times of humiliation be patient.For gold is tested in the fire, and those found acceptable, in the furnace of humiliation.Trust in him, and he will help you; make your ways straight, and hope in him. From Ecclesiasticus 2:1-11, NRSV In today’s reading, we are reminded of our duties to…
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All wisdom is from the Lord, and with him it remains for ever.The sand of the sea, the drops of rain, and the days of eternity—who can count them?The height of heaven, the breadth of the earth, the abyss, and wisdom—who can search them out?Wisdom was created before all other things, and prudent understanding from…
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The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them: You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy. From Leviticus 19:1-2,17-18, NRSV The book of Leviticus is a book of laws. It contains the laws given…
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Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Indeed, by faith our ancestors received approval. By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible. From Hebrews 11:1-7, NRSV In today’s…
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So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city. Therefore it was called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth; and from there the Lord scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth. From Genesis 11:1-9, NRSV The story of the Tower…
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God said, ‘This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: I have set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. From Genesis 9:1-13, NRSV Images…
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Then Noah built an altar to the Lord, and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird, and offered burnt-offerings on the altar. And when the Lord smelt the pleasing odour, the Lord said in his heart, ‘I will never again curse the ground because of humankind, for the inclination of the human…
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For so the Lord has commanded us, saying,“I have set you to be a light for the Gentiles, so that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.” When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and praised the word of the Lord; and as many as had been destined for eternal life became…
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