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Daily Lectionary Readings for May 13, 2025

By Daily Lectionary Readings, Tuesday, May 13, 2025 12:00 AM

Morning Psalm 98

1   O sing to the LORD a new song,
          for he has done marvelous things.
     His right hand and his holy arm
          have gained him victory.
2   The LORD has made known his victory;
          he has revealed his vindication in the sight of the nations.
3   He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness
          to the house of Israel.
     All the ends of the earth have seen
          the victory of our God.


4   Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth;
          break forth into joyous song and sing praises.
5   Sing praises to the LORD with the lyre,
          with the lyre and the sound of melody.
6   With trumpets and the sound of the horn
          make a joyful noise before the King, the LORD.


7   Let the sea roar, and all that fills it;
          the world and those who live in it.
8   Let the floods clap their hands;
          let the hills sing together for joy
9   at the presence of the LORD, for he is coming
          to judge the earth.
     He will judge the world with righteousness,
          and the peoples with equity.

Morning Psalm 146

1   Praise the LORD!
     Praise the LORD, O my soul!
2   I will praise the LORD as long as I live;
          I will sing praises to my God all my life long.


3   Do not put your trust in princes,
          in mortals, in whom there is no help.
4   When their breath departs, they return to the earth;
          on that very day their plans perish.


5   Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob,
          whose hope is in the LORD their God,
6   who made heaven and earth,
          the sea, and all that is in them;
     who keeps faith forever;
7        who executes justice for the oppressed;
          who gives food to the hungry.


     The LORD sets the prisoners free;
8        the LORD opens the eyes of the blind.
     The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down;
          the LORD loves the righteous.
9   The LORD watches over the strangers;
          he upholds the orphan and the widow,
          but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.


10  The LORD will reign forever,
          your God, O Zion, for all generations.
     Praise the LORD!

First Reading Jeremiah 30:10-17

10  But as for you, have no fear, my servant Jacob, says the LORD,
          and do not be dismayed, O Israel;
     for I am going to save you from far away,
          and your offspring from the land of their captivity.
     Jacob shall return and have quiet and ease,
          and no one shall make him afraid.
11  For I am with you, says the LORD, to save you;
     I will make an end of all the nations
          among which I scattered you,
          but of you I will not make an end.
     I will chastise you in just measure,
          and I will by no means leave you unpunished.

12  For thus says the LORD:
     Your hurt is incurable,
          your wound is grievous.
13  There is no one to uphold your cause,
          no medicine for your wound,
          no healing for you.
14  All your lovers have forgotten you;
          they care nothing for you;
     for I have dealt you the blow of an enemy,
          the punishment of a merciless foe,
     because your guilt is great,
          because your sins are so numerous.
15  Why do you cry out over your hurt?
          Your pain is incurable.
     Because your guilt is great,
          because your sins are so numerous,
          I have done these things to you.
16  Therefore all who devour you shall be devoured,
          and all your foes, everyone of them, shall go into captivity;
     those who plunder you shall be plundered,
          and all who prey on you I will make a prey.
17  For I will restore health to you,
          and your wounds I will heal,
                                                            says the LORD,
     because they have called you an outcast:
          “It is Zion; no one cares for her!”

Second Reading Colossians 1:15-23

15He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; 16for in him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers — all things have been created through him and for him. 17He himself is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything. 19For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20and through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross.

21And you who were once estranged and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, 22he has now reconciled in his fleshly body through death, so as to present you holy and blameless and irreproachable before him — 23provided that you continue securely established and steadfast in the faith, without shifting from the hope promised by the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven. I, Paul, became a servant of this gospel.

Gospel Reading Luke 6:12-26

12Now during those days he went out to the mountain to pray; and he spent the night in prayer to God. 13And when day came, he called his disciples and chose twelve of them, whom he also named apostles: 14Simon, whom he named Peter, and his brother Andrew, and James, and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew, 15and Matthew, and Thomas, and James son of Alphaeus, and Simon, who was called the Zealot, 16and Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

17He came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea, Jerusalem, and the coast of Tyre and Sidon. 18They had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. 19And all in the crowd were trying to touch him, for power came out from him and healed all of them.

20Then he looked up at his disciples and said:
     “Blessed are you who are poor,
          for yours is the kingdom of God.
21  “Blessed are you who are hungry now,
          for you will be filled.
     “Blessed are you who weep now,
          for you will laugh.

22“Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you on account of the Son of Man. 23Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for surely your reward is great in heaven; for that is what their ancestors did to the prophets.
24  “But woe to you who are rich,
          for you have received your consolation.
25  “Woe to you who are full now,
          for you will be hungry.
     “Woe to you who are laughing now,
          for you will mourn and weep.

26“Woe to you when all speak well of you, for that is what their ancestors did to the false prophets.”

Evening Psalm 66

1   Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth;
2        sing the glory of his name;
          give to him glorious praise.
3   Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!
          Because of your great power, your enemies cringe before you.
4   All the earth worships you;
          they sing praises to you,
          sing praises to your name. Selah


5   Come and see what God has done:
          he is awesome in his deeds among mortals.
6   He turned the sea into dry land;
          they passed through the river on foot.
     There we rejoiced in him,
7        who rules by his might forever,
     whose eyes keep watch on the nations —
          let the rebellious not exalt themselves. Selah


8   Bless our God, O peoples,
          let the sound of his praise be heard,
9   who has kept us among the living,
          and has not let our feet slip.
10  For you, O God, have tested us;
          you have tried us as silver is tried.
11  You brought us into the net;
          you laid burdens on our backs;
12  you let people ride over our heads;
          we went through fire and through water;
     yet you have brought us out to a spacious place.


13  I will come into your house with burnt offerings;
          I will pay you my vows,
14  those that my lips uttered
          and my mouth promised when I was in trouble.
15  I will offer to you burnt offerings of fatlings,
          with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams;
     I will make an offering of bulls and goats. Selah


16  Come and hear, all you who fear God,
          and I will tell what he has done for me.
17  I cried aloud to him,
          and he was extolled with my tongue.
18  If I had cherished iniquity in my heart,
          the Lord would not have listened.
19  But truly God has listened;
          he has given heed to the words of my prayer.


20  Blessed be God,
          because he has not rejected my prayer
          or removed his steadfast love from me.

Evening Psalm 116

1   I love the LORD, because he has heard
          my voice and my supplications.
2   Because he inclined his ear to me,
          therefore I will call on him as long as I live.
3   The snares of death encompassed me;
          the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me;
          I suffered distress and anguish.
4   Then I called on the name of the LORD:
          “O LORD, I pray, save my life!”


5   Gracious is the LORD, and righteous;
          our God is merciful.
6   The LORD protects the simple;
          when I was brought low, he saved me.
7   Return, O my soul, to your rest,
          for the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.


8   For you have delivered my soul from death,
          my eyes from tears,
          my feet from stumbling.
9   I walk before the LORD
          in the land of the living.
10  I kept my faith, even when I said,
          “I am greatly afflicted”;
11  I said in my consternation,
          “Everyone is a liar.”


12  What shall I return to the LORD
          for all his bounty to me?
13   I will lift up the cup of salvation
          and call on the name of the LORD,
14  I will pay my vows to the LORD
          in the presence of all his people.
15  Precious in the sight of the LORD
          is the death of his faithful ones.
16  O LORD, I am your servant;
          I am your servant, the child of your serving girl.
          You have loosed my bonds.
17  I will offer to you a thanksgiving sacrifice
          and call on the name of the LORD.
18  I will pay my vows to the LORD
          in the presence of all his people,
19  in the courts of the house of the LORD,
          in your midst, O Jerusalem.
     Praise the LORD!

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Bible Readings for May 13, 2025

 

Let's read the Bible together in the next year. Today our passages are 1 Samuel 13:23–14:52; John 7:30-53; Psalm 109:1-31; and Proverbs 15:5-7. The readings are the Contemporary English Version.  


1 Samuel 13:23-14:52 (Contemporary English Version)


23The Philistines moved their camp to the pass at Michmash, 

1 Samuel 14


 1-3and Saul was in Geba a<="" value="[a]" >[] with his six hundred men. Saul's own tent was set up under a fruit tree [b<="">] by the threshing place [c<="">] at the edge of town. Ahijah was serving as priest, and one of his jobs was to get answers from the LORD for Saul. Ahijah's father was Ahitub, and his father's brother was Ichabod. Ahijah's grandfather was Phinehas, and his great-grandfather Eli had been the LORD's priest at Shiloh. One day, Jonathan told the soldier who carried his weapons that he wanted to attack the Philistine camp on the other side of the valley. So they slipped out of the Israelite camp without anyone knowing it. Jonathan didn't even tell his father he was leaving.     4-5Jonathan decided to get to the Philistine camp by going through the pass that led between Shiny Cliff and Michmash to the north and Thornbush Cliff [d<="">] and Geba to the south. 6Jonathan and the soldier who carried his weapons talked as they went toward the Philistine camp. "It's just the two of us against all those godless men," Jonathan said. "But the LORD can help a few soldiers win a battle just as easily as he can help a whole army. Maybe the LORD will help us win this battle."
    7"Do whatever you want," the soldier answered. "I'll be right there with you."
    8"This is what we will do," Jonathan said. "We will go across and let them see us. 9If they agree to come down the hill and fight where we are, then we won't climb up to their camp. 10But we will go if they tell us to come up the hill and fight. That will mean the LORD is going to help us win."
    11-12Jonathan and the soldier stood at the bottom of the hill where the Philistines could see them. The Philistines said, "Look! Those worthless Israelites have crawled out of the holes where they've been hiding." Then they yelled down to Jonathan and the soldier, "Come up here, and we will teach you a thing or two!"
   Jonathan turned to the soldier and said, "Follow me! The LORD is going to let us win."
    13Jonathan crawled up the hillside with the soldier right behind him. When they got to the top, Jonathan killed the Philistines who attacked from the front, and the soldier killed those who attacked from behind. [e<="">] 14Before they had gone a hundred feet, [f<="">] they had killed about twenty Philistines. 15The whole Philistine army panicked--those in camp, those on guard duty, those in the fields, and those on raiding patrols. All of them were afraid and confused. Then God sent an earthquake, and the ground began to tremble. [g<="">] 

Israel Defeats the Philistines

 16Saul's lookouts at Geba [h<="">] saw that the Philistine army was running in every direction, like melted wax. 17Saul told his officers, "Call the roll and find out who left our camp." When they had finished, they found out that Jonathan and the soldier who carried his weapons were missing. 18At that time, Ahijah was serving as priest for the army of Israel, and Saul told him, "Come over here! Let's ask God what we should do." [i<="">] 19Just as Saul finished saying this, he could see that the Philistine army camp was getting more and more confused, and he said, "Ahijah, never mind!" 20Saul quickly called his army together, then led them to the Philistine camp. By this time the Philistines were so confused that they were killing each other.     21There were also some hired soldiers [j<="">] in the Philistine camp, who now switched to Israel's side and fought for Saul and Jonathan. 22Many Israelites had been hiding in the hill country of Ephraim. And when they heard that the Philistines were running away, they came out of hiding and joined in chasing the Philistines.
    23-24So the LORD helped Israel win the battle that day.
   Saul had earlier told his soldiers, "I want to get even with those Philistines by sunset. If any of you eat before then, you will be under a curse!" So he made them swear not to eat.
   By the time the fighting moved past Beth-Aven, [k<="">] the Israelite troops were weak from hunger. 

Saul's Curse on Anyone Who Eats

 25-26The army and the people who lived nearby had gone into a forest, and they came to a place where honey was dripping on the ground. [l<="">] But no one ate any of it, because they were afraid of being put under the curse. 27Jonathan did not know about Saul's warning to the soldiers. So he dipped the end of his walking stick in the honey and ate some with his fingers. He felt stronger and more alert. 28Then a soldier told him, "Your father swore that anyone who ate food today would be put under a curse, and we agreed not to eat. That's why we're so weak."     29Jonathan said, "My father has caused you a lot of trouble. Look at me! I had only a little of this honey, but already I feel strong and alert. 30I wish you had eaten some of the food the Philistines left behind. We would have been able to kill a lot more of them."
    31By evening the Israelite army was exhausted from killing Philistines all the way from Michmash to Aijalon. [m<="">]32They grabbed the food they had captured from the Philistines and started eating. They even killed sheep and cows and calves right on the ground and ate the meat without draining the blood. [n<="">] 33Someone told Saul, "Look! The army is disobeying the LORD by eating meat before the blood drains out." "You're right," Saul answered. "They are being unfaithful to the LORD! Hurry! Roll a big rock over here. [o<="">] 34Then tell everyone in camp to bring their cattle and lambs to me. They can kill the animals on this rock, [p<="">] then eat the meat. That way no one will disobey the LORD by eating meat with blood still in it." That night the soldiers brought their cattle over to the big rock and killed them there. 35It was the first altar Saul had built for offering sacrifices to the LORD. [q<="">] 

The Army Rescues Jonathan

 36Saul said, "Let's attack the Philistines again while it's still dark. We can fight them all night. Let's kill them and take everything they own!"    The people answered, "We will do whatever you want."
   "Wait!" Ahijah the priest said. "Let's ask God what we should do."
    37Saul asked God, "Should I attack the Philistines? Will you help us win?"
   This time God did not answer. 38Saul called his army officers together and said, "We have to find out what sin has kept God from answering. 39I swear by the living LORD that whoever sinned must die, even if it turns out to be my own son Jonathan."
   No one said a word.
    40Saul told his army, "You stand on that side of the priest, and Jonathan and I will stand on the other side."
   Everyone agreed.
    41Then Saul prayed, "Our LORD, God of Israel, why haven't you answered me today? Please show us who sinned. Was it my son Jonathan and I, or was it your people Israel?" [r<="">] The answer came back that Jonathan or Saul had sinned, not the army. 42Saul told Ahijah, "Now ask the LORD to decide between Jonathan and me."
   The answer came back that Jonathan had sinned. 43"Jonathan," Saul exclaimed, "tell me what you did!"
   "I dipped the end of my walking stick in some honey and ate a little. Now you say I have to die!"
    44"Yes, Jonathan. I swear to God that you must die."
    45"No!" the soldiers shouted. "God helped Jonathan win the battle for us. We won't let you kill him. We swear to the LORD that we won't let you kill him or even lay a hand on him!" So the army kept Saul from killing Jonathan.
    46Saul stopped hunting down the Philistines, and they went home.     

Saul Fights His Enemies

 47-48When Saul became king, the Moabites, the Ammonites, the Edomites, the kings of Zobah, the Philistines, and the Amalekites had all been robbing the Israelites. Saul fought back against these enemies and stopped them from robbing Israel. He was a brave commander and always won his battles. [s<="">]

Saul's Family

 49-51Saul's wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz. They had three sons: Jonathan, Ishvi, [t<="">] and Malchishua. They also had two daughters: The older one was Merab, and the younger one was Michal. Abner, Saul's cousin, was the commander of the army. Saul's father Kish and Abner's father Ner were sons of Abiel.     

War with the Philistines

 52Saul was at war with the Philistines for as long as he lived. Whenever he found a good warrior or a brave man, Saul made him join his army.     
Footnotes:
  1. 1 Samuel 14:1 Geba: Or "Gibeah." In 13.16 and 14.5 the name "Geba" is used, while 14.2,16 have "Gibeah." In ancient Hebrew writing there is only one letter different between the two words.
  2. 1 Samuel 14:1 fruit tree: Hebrew "pomegranate tree." A pomegranate is a bright red fruit that looks like an apple.
  3. 1 Samuel 14:1 threshing place: Or "in Migron."
  4. 1 Samuel 14:4 Shiny Cliff. . . Thornbush Cliff: Or "Bozez Cliff. . . Seneh Cliff."
  5. 1 Samuel 14:13 Jonathan killed. . . from behind: Or "Jonathan attacked the Philistines with his sword, and the soldier killed those who fell to the ground wounded."
  6. 1 Samuel 14:14 a hundred feet: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
  7. 1 Samuel 14:15 Then. . . tremble: Or "Then the ground began to tremble, and everyone was in a terrible panic." Or "Then the ground began to tremble, and God made them all panic."
  8. 1 Samuel 14:16 Geba: See the note at 14.1-3.
  9. 1 Samuel 14:18 At that time. . . should do: One ancient translation; Hebrew "Saul told Ahijah, `Bring the sacred chest,' because at that time it was with the army of Israel."
  10. 1 Samuel 14:21 hired soldiers: See the note at 13.7.
  11. 1 Samuel 14:23 Beth-Aven: See the note at 13.5.
  12. 1 Samuel 14:25 The army. . . ground: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
  13. 1 Samuel 14:31 Aijalon: About 20 miles west of Michmash.
  14. 1 Samuel 14:32 blood: The Israelites were supposed to drain the blood from a butchered animal before the meat was cooked and eaten (see Genesis 9.4; Leviticus 17.11; Deuteronomy 12.23).
  15. 1 Samuel 14:33 over here: One ancient translation; Hebrew "today."
  16. 1 Samuel 14:34 kill. . . rock: That is, up off the ground so the blood could drain out.
  17. 1 Samuel 14:35 offering sacrifices to the LORD: Even when animals were killed for food, it was often done as a sacrifice to the LORD.
  18. 1 Samuel 14:41 why. . . Israel: One ancient translation; Hebrew "give me an answer."
  19. 1 Samuel 14:47 won his battles: One ancient translation; Hebrew "hurt them."
  20. 1 Samuel 14:49 Ishvi: Also known as Eshbaal (see 1 Chronicles 8.33; 9.39) and Ishbosheth (see 2 Samuel 2.8-13; 3.8-15; 4.5-12).

John 7:30-53 (Contemporary English Version)


30Some of the people wanted to arrest Jesus right then. But no one even laid a hand on him, because his time had not yet come. a<="" value="[a]" >[] 31A lot of people in the crowd put their faith in him and said, "When the Messiah comes, he surely won't perform more miracles [b<="">] than this man has done!" 

Officers Sent To Arrest Jesus

 32When the Pharisees heard the crowd arguing about Jesus, they got together with the chief priests and sent some temple police to arrest him. 33But Jesus told them, "I will be with you a little while longer, and then I will return to the one who sent me. 34You will look for me, but you won't find me. You cannot go where I am going."     35The Jewish leaders asked each other, "Where can he go to keep us from finding him? Is he going to some foreign country where our people live? Is he going there to teach the Greeks? [c<="">] 36What did he mean by saying that we will look for him, but won't find him? Why can't we go where he is going?" 

Streams of Life-Giving Water

 37On the last and most important day of the festival, Jesus stood up and shouted, "If you are thirsty, come to me and drink! 38Have faith in me, and you will have life-giving water flowing from deep inside you, just as the Scriptures say."39Jesus was talking about the Holy Spirit, who would be given to everyone that had faith in him. The Spirit had not yet been given to anyone, since Jesus had not yet been given his full glory. [d<="">]

The People Take Sides

 40When the crowd heard Jesus say this, some of them said, "He must be the Prophet!" [e<="">] 41Others said, "He is the Messiah!" Others even said, "Can the Messiah come from Galilee? 42The Scriptures say that the Messiah will come from the family of King David. Doesn't this mean that he will be born in David's hometown of Bethlehem?" 43The people started taking sides against each other because of Jesus. 44Some of them wanted to arrest him, but no one laid a hand on him.

The Leaders Refuse To Have Faith in Jesus

 45When the temple police returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, they were asked, "Why didn't you bring Jesus here?"     46They answered, "No one has ever spoken like that man!"
    47The Pharisees said to them, "Have you also been fooled? 48Not one of the chief priests or the Pharisees has faith in him. 49And these people who don't know the Law are under God's curse anyway."
    50Nicodemus was there at the time. He was a member of the council, and was the same one who had earlier come to see Jesus. [f<="">] He said, 51"Our Law doesn't let us condemn people before we hear what they have to say. We cannot judge them before we know what they have done." 52Then they said, "Nicodemus, you must be from Galilee! Read the Scriptures, and you will find that no prophet is to come from Galilee."     

A Woman Caught in Sin

 53Everyone else went home,     
Footnotes:
  1. John 7:30 his time had not yet come: See the note at 2.4.
  2. John 7:31 miracles: See the note at 2.11.
  3. John 7:35 Greeks: Perhaps Gentiles or Jews who followed Greek customs.
  4. John 7:39 had not yet been given his full glory: In the Gospel of John, Jesus is given his full glory both when he is nailed to the cross and when he is raised from death to sit beside his Father in heaven.
  5. John 7:40 the Prophet: See the note at 1.21.
  6. John 7:50 who had earlier come to see Jesus: See 3.1-21.


Psalm 109:1-31 (Contemporary English Version)


Psalm 109

(A psalm by David for the music leader.)
A Prayer for the LORD's Help

 1I praise you, God!    Don't keep silent.
    2Destructive and deceitful lies
   are told about me,
    3and hateful things are said
   for no reason.
    4I had pity and prayed a<="" value="[a]" >[] for my enemies,
   but their words to me
   were harsh and cruel.
    5For being friendly and kind,
   they paid me back
   with meanness and hatred.
    6My enemies said,
   "Find some worthless fools
   to accuse him of a crime.
    7Try him and find him guilty!
   Consider his prayers a lie.
    8Cut his life short
   and let someone else
   have his job.
    9Make orphans of his children
   and a widow of his wife;
    10make his children beg for food
   and live in the slums.
    11"Let the people he owes
   take everything he owns.
   Give it all to strangers.
    12Don't let anyone be kind to him
   or have pity on the children
   he leaves behind.
    13Bring an end to his family,
   and from now on let him be
   a forgotten man.
    14"Don't let the LORD forgive
   the sins of his parents
   and his ancestors.
    15Don't let the LORD forget
   the sins of his family,
   or let anyone remember
   his family ever lived.
    16He was so cruel to the poor,
   homeless, and discouraged
   that they died young.
    17"He cursed others.
   Now place a curse on him!
   He never wished others well.
   Wish only trouble for him!
    18He cursed others more often
   than he dressed himself.
   Let his curses strike him deep,
   just as water and olive oil
   soak through to our bones.
    19Let his curses surround him,
   just like the clothes
   he wears each day."
    20Those are the cruel things
   my enemies wish for me.
   Let it all happen to them!
    21Be true to your name, LORD God!
   Show your great kindness
   and rescue me.
    22I am poor and helpless,
   and I have lost all hope.
    23I am fading away
   like an evening shadow;
   I am tossed aside
   like a crawling insect.
    24I have gone without eating, [b<="">] until my knees are weak,
   and my body is bony.
    25When my enemies see me,
   they say cruel things
   and shake their heads.
    26Please help me, LORD God!
   Come and save me
   because of your love.
    27Let others know that you alone
   have saved me.
    28I don't care if they curse me,
   as long as you bless me.
   You will make my enemies fail
   when they attack,
   and you will make me glad
   to be your servant.
    29You will cover them with shame,
   just as their bodies
   are covered with clothes.
    30I will sing your praises
   and thank you, LORD,
   when your people meet.
    31You help everyone in need,
   and you defend them
   when they are on trial.
    
Footnotes:
  1. Psalm 109:4 and prayed: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
  2. Psalm 109:24 without eating: See the note at 35.13.


Proverbs 15:5-7 (Contemporary English Version)


5Don't be a fool
   and disobey your parents.
   Be smart! Accept correction.
    6Good people become wealthy,
   but those who are evil
   will lose what they have.
    7Words of wisdom
   make good sense;
   the thoughts of a fool
   make no sense at all.


Thought for the Day
 
“Charm can be deceiving, and beauty fades away, but a woman who honors the LORD deserves to be praised.” (Proverbs 31:30 - Contemporary English Version) Our external appearance is temporary, and words can be faked, but those who honor God, through the love they show, deserve to be praised.

Quote for the Day

American fantasy and science fiction writer known for his short stories and novels, best known for The Chronicles of Amber, Roger Zelazny wrote, "So long as no one knows everything about you, you have resources you can call upon for which no one is really prepared."


Joke for Today

My home church welcomes all denominations, but really prefers tens and twenties.


A Prayer Request

As Christians, we can offer specific daily prayers for our community, nation and world. Below is the need that we're laying before God today.

That companies and unions in America would flourish with new creativity and practice honorable work ethics.

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