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Excerpts collected in yellow at the end of this post tell us something about God’s nature or our relationship to Him.
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Reading 1: Wisdom 9:13-18b
Who can know God’s counsel, or who can conceive what the LORD intends?
For the deliberations of mortals are timid, and unsure are our plans.
For the corruptible body burdens the soul and the earthen shelter weighs down the mind that has many concerns.
And scarce do we guess the things on earth, and what is within our grasp we find with difficulty; but when things are in heaven, who can search them out?
Or who ever knew your counsel, except you had wisdom and sent your holy spirit from on high? And thus were the paths of those on earth made straight.
kn0w = γινώσκω = ginōskō Blue Letter Bible knowledge as the effect of experience; perceive, feel; "to be taking in knowledge, to come to know, recognize, understand," or "to understand completely"; in its past tenses it frequently means "to know in the sense of realizing"; to know by observation and experience, is translated "to learn;" to become acquainted with; to come to know; idiom: to have sexual relations with; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon come to know, perceive; now by reflection, know by observation; discern, distinguish, recognize; perceive; feel
counsel = βουλή Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon will, determination; counsel, design; deliberation; decree
conceived = ἐνθυμέομαι = enthymeomai Blue Letter Bible to reflect on, ponder, to consider deeply, to bring to mind, revolve in mind, ponder, to think, to deliberate, to weigh in the mind, consider; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon think much or deeply of, form a plan, take care, see to it
deliberations = λογισμός = logismos Blue Letter Bible reasoning, thought; imaginations; computation; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon counting, calculation; arithmetic; account, reckoning; reasoning; argument; reasoning power
timid = δειλοί Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon cowardly; vile, worthless; lowborn, mean; miserable, wretched
unsure =ἐπισφαλεῖς Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon prone to fall, unstable, precarious; making to fall, misleading; dangerous; dubious
plans = ἐπίνοιαι Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon thinking on or of a thing, thought, notion; power of thought, inventiveness; invention, device, conceit; purpose, design; reflection on experience, retrospection
knew = ἔγνω Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon come to know, perceive, know; know by observation; discern, distinguish, recognize; form a judgement, think; understand; determine
counsel—see above
given = εδωκας Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon give freely; to be ready to give, offer; grant, assign; grant permission; give one leave; hand over, deliver up; grant another to one's entreaties, pardon him at one's request; grant, allow, bring about that . . esp. in prayers
sent = ἔπεμψας Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon send as a present; send up, produce
Scriptures addressing similar principles are collected at: Wisdom Principles--We Must Make Real Effort/Sacrifice to receive all that God offers, But It Is Well Worth It
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Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14, 17
R. (1) In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge.
You turn man back to dust, saying, “Return, O children of men.”
For a thousand years in your sight are as yesterday, now that it is past, or as a watch of the night.
R. In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge.
You make an end of them in their sleep; the next morning they are like the changing grass, which at dawn springs up anew, but by evening wilts and fades.
R. In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge.
Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain wisdom of heart.
Return, O LORD! How long? Have pity on your servants!
R. In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge.
Fill us at daybreak with your kindness, that we may shout for joy and gladness all our days.
And may the gracious care of the LORD our God be ours; prosper the work of our hands for us! Prosper the work of our hands!
R. In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge.
age = דּוֹר = dôr Blue Letter Bible period, age, generation (period of time); generation (those living during a period); generation (characterized by quality, condition, class of men); dwelling-place, habitation; a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; circuit of the years of life; forever and ever; including both past and future
refuge = מָעוֹן = māʿôn Blue Letter Bible dwelling, habitation, refuge, lair
teach =יָדַע= yāḏaʿ Blue Letter Bible to perceive and see, find out and discern; to discriminate, distinguish; to know by experience; to recognize; be acquainted with; to know (a person carnally); to know how, be skillful in; to have knowledge, be wise; to be made known, be or become known, be revealed; to be instructed; privy to; seeing; observe with the eyes; be aware of; to get to know, discover; to turn the mind to anything, to care about, to see about
number = מָנָה = mānâ Blue Letter Bible count, reckon, number, assign, tell, appoint, prepare; ordain; to weigh out; by implication, to allot or constitute officially; prepare
days = יוֹם = yôm Blue Letter Bible day, time, year; a working day, a day's journey; the heat of the day; day time, daily; perpetually; lifetime; daily duties, observances, etc.
gain = בּוֹא = bô' Blue Letter Bible to go in, enter, come, go, come in; to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring upon; carry; fetch; follow; entering into specific relations; walk, associate with
wisdom = חָכְמָה = ḥāḵmâ Blue Letter Bible a divine attribute or energy; shrewdness; skill; prudence; cleverness; dexterity
heart = לֵבָב = lebab Blue Letter Bible inner man, mind, will, heart, soul, understanding; mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory; inclination, resolution, determination (of will); seat of appetites; seat of emotions and passions; mode of thinking and acting; will and purpose; intellect
return = שׁוּב = shuwb Blue Letter Bible to return, turn back; to restore, refresh, repair; to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish; to bring back to mind; to turn one’s self
pity = נָחַם = nāḥam Blue Letter Bible to be sorry, console oneself, repent, regret, comfort, be comforted; be moved to pity, have compassion; to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; pant, groan; lament; grieve
fill = שָׂבַע = śāḇaʿ Blue Letter Bible be sated, be fulfilled, be surfeited; to have in excess
daybreak = בֹּקֶר = bōqer Blue Letter Bible morning, break of day, end of night, coming of daylight; bright joy after night of distress
kindness = חֶסֶד = ḥeseḏ Blue Letter Bible goodness, kindness, faithfulness; favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful, mercy; kindness especially as extended to the lowly, needy and miserable; lovely appearance; of God: kindness, lovingkindness in condescending to the needs of his creatures; redemption from enemies and troubles; in preservation of life from death; in quickening of spiritual life; in redemption from sin; in keeping the covenants; fidelity; abundant, plenteous in kindness (goodness); greatness of thy mercy; everlasting; plural mercies, deeds of kindness, the historic displays of lovingkindness; desire, ardor; zeal; benignity, benevolence, pity, mercy; grace
shout for joy = רָנַן = ranan Blue Letter Bible to overcome; to cry out, shout for joy, give a ringing cry; triumph
gladness = שָׂמַח = śāmaḥ Blue Letter Bible to rejoice, be glad; gladden, make glad; to brighten up; make blithe or gleesome; cheer up; make merry; take pleasure in; joyful or cheerful
gracious care = נֹעַם = nōʿam Blue Letter Bible kindness, pleasantness, delightfulness, beauty, favour; agreeableness, i.e. delight, suitableness, splendor or grace; brightness
be ours = עַל = ʿal Blue Letter Bible in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over; (of elevation or pre-eminence); surpassing, going beyond
prosper = כּוּן = kûn Blue Letter Bible to be firm, be stable, be established; to be fixed, be securely determined; to prepare, be ready; to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up; make provision; to direct; be right, fit, sincere, firm, constant; sure, constant; established, confirmed; enduring; direct one’s face toward; arrange, order
work = מַעֲשֶׂה = maʿăśê Blue Letter Bible deed, thing done, act; work, labour; undertaking, enterprise; achievement; thing made; product
hands = יָד = yāḏ Blue Letter Bible hand; strength, power (fig.); means, direction; force; ministry
Scriptures addressing similar principles are collected at Wisdom Principles—God is a Refuge for Those Who Love Him.
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Reading 2: Philemon 9-10, 12-17
I, Paul, an old man, and now also a prisoner for Christ Jesus, urge you on behalf of my child Onesimus, whose father I have become in my imprisonment.
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I am sending him, that is, my own heart, back to you. I should have liked to retain him for myself, so that he might serve me on your behalf in my imprisonment for the gospel, but I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that the good you do might not be forced but voluntary. Perhaps this is why he was away from you for a while, that you might have him back forever, no longer as a slave but more than a slave, a brother, beloved especially to me, but even more so to you, as a man and in the Lord. So if you regard me as a partner, welcome him as you would me.
old man = πρεσβύτης = presbytēs Blue Letter Bible an old man, an aged man; a senior, elder; ambassador; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon age, seniority
prisoner = δέσμιος = desmios Blue Letter Bible person bound, a captive, prisoner; in bonds; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon binding: metaph., binding as with a spell, enchaining; bound, captive; on leash
urge = παρακαλέω = parakaleō Blue Letter Bible Beseech; denotes "to call to one's side," hence, "to call to one's aid;" exhort, urge; summon; to beg, entreat; call for; pray;Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon call in, send for, summon; invoke; call upon; demand, require
child = τέκνον = teknon Blue Letter Bible the name transferred to that intimate and reciprocal relationship formed between men by the bonds of love, friendship, trust, just as between parents and children; in affectionate address, such as patrons, helpers, teachers and the like employ: my child; in the NT, pupils or disciples are called children of their teachers, because the latter by their instruction nourish the minds of their pupils and mould their characters; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon a form of address from elders to their youngers, my son, my child
imprisonment = δεσμός = desmos Blue Letter Bible a band, fetter, anything for tying; an impediment or disability; band, bond, chain, string; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon band, bond, anything for tying and fastening, as halter, mooring-cable, door-latch, yoke-strap; any bond of union or connexion; of the laws; bonds, chains; imprisonment; metaph. of moral bondage; ligature; spell, charm, Iamb.
heart = σπλάγχνον = splagchnon Blue Letter Bible "the bowels," which were regarded by the Greeks as the seat of the more violent passions; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon inward parts; any part of the inwards; the seat of the feelings, affections
liked = βούλομαι =boulomai Blue Letter Bible, to wish, to will deliberately, the deliberate exercise of the will, acting through the deliberate will, the deliberate exercise of volition.
serve = διακονέω = diakoneō Blue Letter Bible to be a servant, attendant, domestic, to serve, wait upon; to wait at a table and offer food and drink to the guests; to attend to anything, that may serve another's interests; wait upon (menially or as a host, friend, or (figuratively) teacher); supply food and the necessaries of life, to relieve one's necessities; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon minister, do service; render a service
consent = γνώμη = gnome Blue Letter Bible the faculty of knowledge, mind, reason; that which is thought or known, one's mind; view, judgment, opinion; mind concerning what ought to be done; resolve, purpose, intention; resolve (counsel, consent, etc.); decree; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon means of knowing; organ by which one perceives or knows; intelligence, thought, judgement; give heed, attend; to be on one's guard; not without judgement; will, disposition, inclination; of one accord, with one consent, according to one's mind or wishes; judgement, opinion; intention, purpose, resolve
good = ἀγαθός = agathos Blue Letter Bible useful, salutary; good, pleasant, agreeable, joyful, happy; excellent, distinguished; upright, honourable; excelling in any respect, distinguished; corresponds to the figurative expression 'good ground', and denotes a soul inclined to goodness, and accordingly eager to learn saving truth and ready to bear the fruits; due to divine efficiency; benevolent, kind, generous; what is salutary, suited to the course of human affairs; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon brave, valiant; good, capable; serviceable; blessing, benefit
voluntary = ἑκούσιος = hekousios Blue Letter Bible voluntary, free will; willingly; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon voluntary; willing; acting of free will
more than = ὑπέρ = hyper Blue Letter Bible for one's safety, for one's advantage or benefit (one who does a thing for another, is conceived of as standing or bending 'over' the one whom he would shield or defend); to be for one i. e. to be on one's side, to favor and further one's cause; in behalf of, for the sake of; on account of, for the sake of, any person; to do or suffer anything; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon in defence of, on behalf of; in your interests; for, instead of, in the name of; as representative of another; for, because of, by reason of; for the credit of your account; concerning
slave = δοῦλος = doulos Blue Letter Bible a slave, originally the lowest term in the scale of servitude, came also to mean one who gives himself up to the will of another; a slave, bondman, man of servile condition; devoted to another to the disregard of one's own interests; a servant, attendant; serving, subject to; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon bondman or slave
brother = ἀδελφός = adelphos Blue Letter Bible a brother, or near kinsman; a fellow believer, united to another by the bond of affection; an associate in employment or office; belonging to the same people; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon on of the same mother; kinsman; colleague, associate; fellow
beloved = ἀγαπητός = agapētos Blue Letter Bible beloved, very dear; esteemed, dear, favourite; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon desirable; beloved, gladly, contentedly
Scriptures addressing similar principles are collected at: Wisdom Principles--We Must Make Real Effort/Sacrifice to receive all that God offers, But It Is Well Worth It
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Alleluia: Psalm 119:135
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Let your face shine upon your servant; and teach me your laws.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
before = פָּנִים = paniym Blue Letter Bible person; countenance
shine = אוֹר = 'ôr Blue Letter Bible to be or become light, shine; to illumine, light up, cause to shine, shine; kindle, set on fire; to become light
servant = עֶבֶד = ʿeḇeḏ Blue Letter Bible slave, servant, man-servant; bondman, (bond-) servant; Subjects, of chief; servant of servants, the lowest servant
teach = לָמַד = lāmaḏ Blue Letter Bible to learn, teach, exercise in; to be taught, be trained; to goad; instruct; chastise, discipline; to train, accustom
law = חֹק = ḥōq Blue Letter Bible statute, ordinance, limit, something prescribed; prescribed task; action prescribed; prescribed limit, boundary; commandment, decree, measure; that which is established or definite
Scriptures using similar imagery or addressing similar principles are collected at:
Wisdom Principles: God = Light, Departure from God = Darkness
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Gospel: Luke 14:25-33
Great crowds were traveling with Jesus, and he turned and addressed them, “If anyone comes to me without hating his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.
Which of you wishing to construct a tower does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if there is enough for its completion? Otherwise, after laying the foundation and finding himself unable to finish the work the onlookers should laugh at him and say, ‘This one began to build but did not have the resources to finish.’
Or what king marching into battle would not first sit down and decide whether with ten thousand troops he can successfully oppose another king advancing upon him with twenty thousand troops? But if not, while he is still far away, he will send a delegation to ask for peace terms.
In the same way, anyone of you who does not renounce all his possessions cannot be my disciple.”
travelling = συμπορεύομαι = symporeuomai Blue Letter Bible to go together with; journey together; to come together, to assemble; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon come, go, or proceed together for some advantage; assemble; consort together, hold intercourse
turned = στρέφω = strephō Blue Letter Bible be converted; to bring back; to turn oneself; to turn one’s self from one’s course of conduct, i.e. to change one’s mind; to twist, i.e. turn quite around or reverse (literally or figuratively):—convert, turn (again, back again, self, self about); Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon turn about or aside; wheel soldiers round; cause to rotate as on an axis; turn upside down; overturn, upset; turn it over by digging or ploughing; change a thing so as to; turn a thing over in one’s mind; return, give back; convert; transmute
addressed = λέγω = legō Blue Letter Bible to say, to ask; commanding, or bidding; to call, to call by name; pronouncing, telling or relating; to gather, reckon, account; to tell; affirm over, maintain; to exhort, advise, to command, direct; to call by name, to call, name; to "lay" forth; to asseverate, affirm, aver, maintain; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon to say, speak; declare; to tell one to do; to speak to the point or purpose; to speak (emphatically)
comes = ἔρχομαι = erchomai Blue Letter Bible denoting either "to come, or to go," signifies the act, in contrast with heko, which stresses the arrival; to come from one place to another; to come into being, arise, come forth, show itself, find place or influence; to come to a thing; to go; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon start, set out; come or go; to go a journey; any kind of motion
hating = μισέω = miseō Blue Letter Bible Relative preference for one thing over another, by way of expressing either aversion from, or disregard for, the claims of one person or thing relatively to those of another; malicious and unjustifiable feelings towards others, whether towards the innocent or by mutual animosity; detest; to love less; to postpone in love or esteem, to slight; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon would not suffer
his own = ἑαυτοῦ = heautou Blue Letter Bible in yourselves, in your own conceits; himself, herself, itself, themselves; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon himself, herself, itself, etc.; itself by itself; his own; one against the other
life = ψυχή = psyche Blue Letter Bible the seat of personality; the breath of life; the vital force which animates the body; the seat of the feelings, desires, affections, aversions; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon life; the conscious self or personality as centre of emotions, desires, and affections; various aspects of the self; Psyche
disciple = μαθητής = mathētēs Blue Letter Bible a learner, pupil, disciple; one who follows one's teaching; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexiconlearner, pupil; apprentice
carry = βαστάζω = bastazo Blue Letter Bible to support as a burden; to take up, carry; to take up with the hands; to take up in order to carry or bear, to put upon one's self (something) to be carried; to lift, literally or figuratively (endure, declare, sustain, receive, etc.):—bear, carry, take up; to bear away, carry off; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon lift, bear, carry in one’s hand; hold in one’s hands; produce, yield of the land; endure; bear in mind, consider, deliberate on
his own—see above
cross = σταυρός = stauros Blue Letter Bible an upright pale or stake; an upright "stake", esp. a pointed one, used as such in fences or palisades; instrument of most cruel and ignominious punishment, borrowed by the Greeks and Romans from the Phoenicians; to it were affixed among the Romans, down to the time of Constantine the Great, the guiltiest criminals, particularly the basest slaves, robbers, the authors and abettors of insurrections; judicial usage [] compelled those condemned to crucifixion themselves to carry the cross to the place of punishment; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon upright pale or stake; pale for impaling a corpse
come—see “comes” above
after = ὀπίσω = opisō Blue Letter Bible back, behind, after, afterwards; to follow; get behind; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon backwards; back, back again; of action that reverses an action or occurrence; come after me, follow me
disciple—see above
calculate = ψηφίζω = psēphizō Blue Letter Bible to count with pebbles, to compute, calculate, reckon; compute; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon count, reckon, prop. with pebbles; if you add up the numerical values of the letters in the; cast one's vote with a pebble
completion = ἀπαρτισμός = apartismos Blue Letter Bible to finish, complete; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon completion; precisely; rounding off
sit down = καθίζω = kathizō. Blue Letter Bible to sit down; to dwell; to cause to sit down, set, appoint; to have fixed one's abode; to sojourn, to settle, settle down; continue; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon make to sit down, seat; set, place; take one's seat
consider = βουλεύω = bouleuō Blue Letter Bible consult; to resolve; purpose, to be minded; to deliberate, take counsel, resolve, give counsel; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon take counsel, deliberate, in past tenses, determine or resolve after deliberation; deliberate on, plan, devise; to be determined or planned; sit in council; determine with oneself, resolve on
successfully = δυνατός = dynatos Blue Letter Bible powerful, mighty; strong; able; mighty in wealth and influence; excelling in something; having power for something; capable; strong in soul: to bear calamities and trials with fortitude and patience; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon strong, mighty; powerful, able; influential; able to produce, productive; strongly, powerfully
oppose = ὑπαντάω = hypantaō Blue Letter Bible to go to meet, to meet; a hostile meeting; to encounter; fall in with; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon come or go to meet, either as a friend or in arms; meet, encounter; agree to; reply or object to; come in response, ensue; fall in with; correspond with
disciple—see above
renounce = ἀποτάσσω = apotassō Blue Letter Bible bid adieu to; set apart, separate; to take leave of, to bid farewell to; give parting instructions to; forsake, renounce; take leave of; withdraw one's self from anyone; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon set apart, assign specially; to be fixed, appointed; ear-mark; appoint, settle definitely; remove, exclude; bid adieu to, part from; renounce, give up
every = πᾶς = pas Blue Letter Bible radically means "all." Used without the article it means "every," every kind or variety; any and every, of every kind, all manner of; in every way or particular; the whole; each, every, any, all, the whole, everyone, all things, everything; thoroughly, whatsoever; all manner of; the highest degree, the maximum; always; in everything, in every way, on every side, in every particular or relation; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon when used of a number, all; when of one only, the whole; all, the whole; every; all things as a unity, as a totality; all kinds of things; in all points, entirely, wholly; in every way, by all means, altogether
his—see “his own” above
possessions = ὑπάρχω = hyparchō Blue Letter Bible to be, to be in existence; to be ready, at hand; to begin under; come into existence; to exist; to come forth; to belong to; possessions, the things one possesseth; to be contained in; to be left in one's power or disposal; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon take the initiative in; begin; take the initiative in doing; to be the beginning; to be already in existence
Scriptures addressing similar principles are collected at:
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What these readings tell us about God’s nature or our relationship to Him:
Who can know God’s counsel, or who can conceive what the LORD intends?
the deliberations of mortals are timid
the corruptible body burdens the soul and the earthen shelter weighs down the mind that has many concerns.
who ever knew your counsel, except you had given wisdom and sent your holy spirit from on high?
thus were the paths of those on earth made straight
In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge
a thousand years in your sight are as yesterday, now that it is past, or as a watch of the night.
In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge
You make an end of them in their sleep; the next morning they are like the changing grass, which at dawn springs up anew, but by evening wilts and fades
In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge
In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge
the gracious care of the LORD
In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge
your face shine upon your servant
he turned and addressed them
Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.
anyone of you who does not renounce all his possessions cannot be my disciple.”
What these readings tell us to do:
number our days aright
gain wisdom of heart.
the work of our hands
the work of our hands
the good you do might not be forced but voluntary
your servant
teach me your laws.
traveling with Jesus
carry his own cross and come after me
sit down and calculate the cost
to see if there is enough for its completion
first sit down and decide
renounce all his possessions
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