Contemplative Bible Reading

Mark 5:22-23 (New Living Translation) 22 Then a leader of the local synagogue, whose name was Jairus, arrived. When he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet, 23 pleading fervently with him. “My little daughter is dying,” he said. “Please come and lay your hands on her; heal her so she can live.” Jairus is […]

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2 Timothy 2:24 (New Living Translation) A servant of the Lord must not quarrel but must be kind to everyone, be able to teach, and be patient with difficult people. Servants of God must be able to teach. Pretty plain statement here. “I’m not a school teacher. I don’t know how to teach.” Someone should […]

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Isaiah 59:9-10 (New Living Translation) 9 So there is no justice among us,and we know nothing about right living.We look for light but find only darkness.We look for bright skies but walk in gloom.10 We grope like the blind along a wall,feeling our way like people without eyes.Even at brightest noontime,we stumble as though it […]

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Isaiah 57:11a (New Living Translation) “Are you afraid of these idols?Do they terrify you?Is that why you have lied to meand forgotten me and my words? God is speaking to the people through the prophet Isaiah. The people have been lying to God. That is odd in itself as God knows our thoughts, so we […]

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Malachi 1:7-8 (New Living Translation) …“You defile them by saying the altar of the Lord deserves no respect. 8 When you give blind animals as sacrifices, isn’t that wrong? And isn’t it wrong to offer animals that are crippled and diseased?… A long time ago in a prior millennium, we had this saying—Sunday best. We […]

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This post is different from the vast majority of them in this blog. There is much talk, yelling, demonstrating, banner carrying, and such this past month or two in the name of social justice. Search this blog for the word “justice.” I don’t know how many posts in this blog are about justice and righteousness—several […]

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Zephaniah 1:6 (New Living Translation) And I will destroy those who used to worship me    but now no longer do.They no longer ask for the Lord’s guidance    or seek my blessings. The prophet is relaying a message from Jehovah God the Creator to the people. God will not tolerate those who do not worship God. The people […]

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Habakkuk 1:3b (New Living Translation) I am surrounded by people    who love to argue and fight. I copied title from the news today. No, not really. I copied it from this verse. The prophet wrote this a few thousand years ago. Someone at the Washington Post or whatever could copy these words and put them where […]

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