The word of the Lord has become for me a reproach and derision all day long.If I say, ‘I will not mention him, or speak any more in his name’,then within me there is something like a burning fire shut up in my bones;I am weary with holding it in, and I cannot. From Jeremiah 20: 7-9…
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Now concerning love of the brothers and sisters, you do not need to have anyone write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another; and indeed you do love all the brothers and sisters throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, beloved, to do so more and more, to aspire…
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Finally, brothers and sisters, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus that, as you learned from us how you ought to live and to please God (as, in fact, you are doing), you should do so more and more. From 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8, NRSV In today’s reading, we hear Paul giving further encouragement…
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We also constantly give thanks to God for this, that when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word but as what it really is, God’s word, which is also at work in you believers. From I Thessalonians 2:9-13, NRSV Although he may not…
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So deeply do we care for you that we are determined to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you have become very dear to us. From 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8, NRSV At the beginning of this reading, we hear Paul referring to the opposition and rough treatment…
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We always give thanks to God for all of you and mention you in our prayers, constantly remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labour of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. From 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5,8-10, NRSV The early church communities would have received very little direct…
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I will place on his shoulder the key of the house of David; he shall open, and no one shall shut; he shall shut, and no one shall open. . From Isaiah 22: 19-23 (NRSV) The First Reading on Sundays is chosen to complement the Gospel and today we can link what Isaiah writes about with…
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So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. When they came together, the Lord made her conceive, and she bore a son. Then the women said to Naomi, ‘Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you this day without next-of-kin; and may his name be renowned in Israel! He shall be to you a restorer of life…
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So she (Naomi) said, ‘See, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods; return after your sister-in-law.’ But Ruth said,‘Do not press me to leave you or to turn back from following you!Where you go, I will go; where you lodge, I will lodge;your people shall be my people, and your…
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And in the spirit he carried me away to a great, high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God…And the wall of the city has twelve foundations, and on them are the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. From Apocalypse 21:9-14, NRSV In today’s…
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