Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice...
Jesus sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, “Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.” — Mark 9:35
The Lord shall watch over your going out and your coming in, from this time forth for evermore. — Psalm 121:8
Still Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, as the Lord had said. — Exodus 7:13
Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said, “You lack one thing; go, sell what you own, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come...
But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us. — 2 Corinthians 4:7
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hard toward heaven so that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness that can be felt.” — Ex...
A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise — Psalm 51:17
Since I was sure of this, I wanted to come to you first, so that you might have a double favor; I wanted to visit you on my way to Macedonia and to come back to you from Ma...
He had still one other, a beloved son. Finally he sent him to them, saying, “They will respect my son.” — Mark 12:6
(Jesus said) Do you know what I have done to you? You call me Teacher and Lord—and you are right, for that is what I am. So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed y...
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? And are so far from my cry and from the words of my distress? — Psalm 22:1
‘And God rested on the seventh day from all his works.’ And again in this place it says, ‘They shall not enter my rest.’ Since therefore it remains...
They urged him strongly, saying, "Stay with us.” — Luke 24:29a
You may have heard the third Sunday in Advent referred to as “Gaudete Sunday”. That comes from the Latin words that traditionally began this week’s worshi...
For almost 400 years, from 1549 until 1978, the collect for the Second Sunday of Advent began as follows: Blessed Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written fo...
This coming Sunday marks the beginning of Advent, the season of preparation and expectation that leads us to Christmas.
Even as we break it down to its constituent parts, the core of our Easter miracle is a mystery.
Scapegoating is not of the God revealed in Jesus. As he hung upon the cross, Jesus did not blame anyone.
