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- Advent - Christmas Blessing by Howard Thurman
- Psalm 51:1-12 - Teach me wisdom in my secret heart
- Exodus 24:12-18 Moses was on the mountain for 40 days and 40 nights
- Advent - Canticle Isaiah 12:2-6 - I Will Trust and Not Be Afraid
- 2 Samuel 5: It is you who shall be shepherd of my people...
- I will seek the lost...
- Psalm 124: 1-8 - The snare is broken and we have escaped
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Category Archives: 2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 12:2-10 – My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness
2 Corinthians 12:2-10 2I know a person in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven — whether in the body or out of the body I do not know; God knows. 3And I know that … Continue reading
2 Corinthians 8:7-15 – The one who had much did not have too much. The one who had little did not have too little.
2 Corinthians 8:7-15 7Now as you excel in everything — in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in utmost eagerness, and in our love for you — so we want you to excel also in this generous undertaking. 8I do not … Continue reading
Posted in 2 Corinthians, Hope, Hospitality, Lectionary, Perseverance, Revised Common Lectionary
Tagged 2 corinthians 8, breath, faith, generous act, Meditation, neighbor, Prayer
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2 Corinthians 6:1-13 – Now is the acceptable time
2 Corinthians 6:1-13 1As we work together with him, we urge you also not to accept the grace of God in vain. 2For he says, “At an acceptable time I have listened to you, and on a day of salvation … Continue reading
2 Corinthians 5 – If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation…
2 Corinthians 5:6-10 (11-13) 14-17 6So we are always confident; even though we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord — 7for we walk by faith, not by sight. 8Yes, we … Continue reading
2 Corinthians 4 – Our Inner Nature Is Being Renewed Day by Day…
2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 4:13But just as we have the same spirit of faith that is in accordance with scripture — “I believed, and so I spoke” — we also believe, and so we speak, 14because we know that the one … Continue reading
2 Corinthians 4:3-6 – Treasure in Clay Jars
2 CORINTHIANS 4:5-12 5For we do not proclaim ourselves; we proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus’ sake. 6For it is the God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our … Continue reading
Ash Wednesday: 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10: We are treated as imposters and yet are true
2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 5:20bwe entreat you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 21For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. 6:1As we … Continue reading
Posted in 2 Corinthians, Ash Wednesday, Ashes, Faith, Hope, Lectionary, Peace, Revised Common Lectionary
Tagged Ash Wednesday, faith, Fasting, guided meditation, Lectionary, Lent, Meditation, Prayer, Revised Common Lectionary
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2 Corinthians 4:3-6 – Let light shine out of darkness
2 CORINTHIANS 4:3-6 3And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. 4In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of … Continue reading
Ash Wednesday: 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10: We are treated as imposters and yet are true
2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 5:20bwe entreat you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 21For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. 6:1As we … Continue reading
Posted in 2 Corinthians, Ash Wednesday, Ashes, Faith, Hope, Lectionary, Peace, Revised Common Lectionary
Tagged Ash Wednesday, faith, Fasting, guided meditation, Lectionary, Lent, Meditation, Prayer, Revised Common Lectionary
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2 Corinthians 12:2-10 – My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness
2 Corinthians 12:2-10 2I know a person in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven — whether in the body or out of the body I do not know; God knows. 3And I know that … Continue reading
