“What’s been important in my understanding of myself and others is the fact that each one of us is so much more than any one thing. A sick child is much more than his or her sickness.  A person with a disability is much, much more than a handicap. A pediatrician is more than a…

1   Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel,            you who lead Joseph like a flock!       You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth  2        before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh.       Stir up your might,            and come to save us! 3   Restore us, O God;       let your face shine, that we may be saved. 4   O LORD God of hosts, …

34“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.  35  For I have come to set a man against his father,       and a daughter against her mother,       and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;  36  and one’s foes will be members of one’s own…

26What should be done then, my friends? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up. 27If anyone speaks in a tongue, let there be only two or at most three, and each in turn; and let one interpret. 28But…

1Now Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jucal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malchiah heard the words that Jeremiah was saying to all the people, 2Thus says the LORD, Those who stay in this city shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence; but those who go out to the…

“Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.”

“All our lives, we rework the things from our childhood, like feeling good about ourselves, managing our angry feelings, being able to say good-bye to people we love.”

1   Answer me when I call, O God of my right!            You gave me room when I was in distress.            Be gracious to me, and hear my prayer. 2   How long, you people, shall my honor suffer shame?            How long will you love vain words, and seek after lies? Selah  3   But know that the LORD has set apart…

24“A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a slave above the master; 25it is enough for the disciple to be like the teacher, and the slave like the master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household! 26“So have no fear of them;…

13Therefore, one who speaks in a tongue should pray for the power to interpret. 14For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unproductive. 15What should I do then? I will pray with the spirit, but I will pray with the mind also; I will sing praise with the spirit, but I…