Monthly Archives: January 2019

Mark 8:34-38 (NIV) 34  Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 35  For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his … Continue reading →

Zephaniah 3:5 (NLT2)  But the LORD is still there in the city, and he does no wrong. Day by day he hands down justice, and he does not fail. But the wicked know no shame. “God’s mill grinds slow, but sure.” — George Herbert (1593-1633) Edythe Draper, Draper’s Book of … Continue reading →

Psalm 50:23 (NLT2) But giving thanks is a sacrifice that truly honors me. If you keep to my path, I will reveal to you the salvation of God. “He who does not praise God while here on earth shall in eternity be dumb.” – Jan Van Ruysbroeck (1293-1381) Edythe Draper, Draper’s … Continue reading →

Psalm 119:43 (NLT2)   Do not snatch your word of truth from me, for your regulations are my only hope. As long as matters are really hopeful, hope is a mere flattery or platitude; it is only when everything is hopeless that hope begins to be a strength. Like all … Continue reading →

Psalm 51:17   The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.  (New Living Translation, 2nd Ed.)

The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God. Psalm 51:17 (New Living Translation, Second Edition) You can serve at all the homeless shelter soup kitchens that you want, but those works are not what is needed to get right with … Continue reading →

May your New Year’s Prayer be for all those little kings in Washington as follows: 1  Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to the royal son! 2  May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice! 3  Let the mountains bear prosperity for … Continue reading →