1 When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion,we were like those who dream.2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter,and our tongue with shouts of joy;then it was said among the nations,“The LORD has done great things for them.”3 The LORD has done great things for us,and we rejoiced. 4 Restore our fortunes, O…
The Word of God: Mark 14:12-25 – April 9, 2020
12 On the first day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb is sacrificed, his disciples said to him, “Where do you want us to go and make the preparations for you to eat the Passover?” 13 So he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying…
The Word of God: 1 Corinthians 10:14-17; 11:27-32 – April 9, 2020
14Therefore, my dear friends, flee from the worship of idols. 15I speak as to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say. 16The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ? 17Because…
The Word of God: Lamentations 2:10-18 – April 9, 2020
10The elders of daughter Zion sit on the ground in silence; they have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth; the young girls of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground. 11My eyes are spent with weeping; my stomach churns; my bile is poured out on the ground because of the destruction…
Rumi’s Quote of the Day
“Everything that is made beautiful and fair and lovely is made for the eye of one who sees.” Rumi
Psalm of the Day – April 8, 2020 (Psalm 147:1-11)
1 Praise the Lord!How good it is to sing praises to our God;for he is gracious, and a song of praise is fitting.2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem;he gathers the outcasts of Israel.3 He heals the brokenhearted,and binds up their wounds.4 He determines the number of the stars;he gives to all of them their names.5…
The Word of God: Mark 12:1-11 – April 8, 2020
1Then he began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a pit for the wine press, and built a watchtower; then he leased it to tenants and went to another country. 2When the season came, he sent a slave to the tenants to collect from…
The Word of God: 2 Corinthians 1:23-2:11 – April 8, 2020
23But I call on God as witness against me: it was to spare you that I did not come again to Corinth. 24I do not mean to imply that we lord it over your faith; rather, we are workers with you for your joy, because you stand firm in the faith. 1So I made up…
The Word of God: Lamentations 2:1-9 – April 8, 2020
1How the Lord in his anger has humiliated daughter Zion! He has thrown down from heaven to earth the splendor of Israel; he has not remembered his footstool in the day of his anger. 2The Lord has destroyed without mercy all the dwellings of Jacob; in his wrath he has broken down the strongholds of…
Psalm of the Day – April 7, 2020 (Psalm 34)
1 I will bless the LORD at all times;his praise shall continually be in my mouth.2 My soul makes its boast in the LORD;let the humble hear and be glad.3 O magnify the LORD with me,and let us exalt his name together.4 I sought the LORD, and he answered me,and delivered me from all my…
