So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited. 8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. 9 But he said to me, “My grace is…

  “And it shall come to pass afterward,        that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh;                    your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,        your old men shall dream dreams,        and your young men shall see visions.  What goes around comes around. That is usually thought of as a warning to watch out for the consequences of your actions coming…

Make me to know your ways, O LORD;        teach me your paths.              5       Lead me in your truth and teach me,        for you are the God of my salvation;        for you I wait all the day long.  I am not a fan of technology and I am convinced the feeling is mutual. One aspect I do like…

 Hear, you peoples, all of you;        pay attention, O earth, and all that is in it,                    and let the Lord GOD be a witness against you,        the Lord from his holy temple.              3       For behold, the LORD is coming out of his place,        and will come down and tread upon the high places of the earth.  When…

And when the disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste? 9 For this could have been sold for a large sum and given to the poor.” 10 But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a beautiful thing to me. 11 For you always have the poor…

29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to fall, and I am not indignant?  30 If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.  There is something rather poignant in seeing a grown man cry. It could be unendurable sorrow at the loss of a loved one, or a career…