1   I will extol you, O LORD, for you have drawn me up,            and did not let my foes rejoice over me.  2   O LORD my God, I cried to you for help,            and you have healed me.  3   O LORD, you brought up my soul from Sheol,            restored me to life from among those gone down to…

12Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. 13He left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, 14so that what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:  15  “Land of Zebulun, land of Naphtali,            on the road by the sea,…

20Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 21For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, God decided, through the foolishness of our proclamation, to save those who believe. 22For…

17Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying: 18Go down to meet King Ahab of Israel, who rules in Samaria; he is now in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone to take possession. 19You shall say to him, “Thus says the LORD: Have you killed, and also taken possession?” You shall…

Dear Lord, help us reach out to the world today with a smile, a wave, and a friendly greeting. Help us to see where we are needed so that we can offer help. Help us to offer food when someone is hungry, clothing or shelter when someone needs protection, and company when someone is lonely….

“Life is deep and simple, and what our society gives us is shallow and complicated.”

1   The LORD is king! Let the earth rejoice;            let the many coastlands be glad!  2   Clouds and thick darkness are all around him;            righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.  3   Fire goes before him,            and consumes his adversaries on every side.  4   His lightnings light up the world;            the earth sees and trembles.  5   The mountains…

1Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished. 3The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” 4But he answered,       “It is written, ‘One…