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Matthew 5: 13-16 13 ‘You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled under foot.14 ‘You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 No one after […]

Jeremiah 29:10-14 10 For thus says the Lord: Only when Babylon’s seventy years are completed will I visit you, and I will fulfil to you my promise and bring you back to this place. 11 For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a […]

18 As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the lake—for they were fishermen. 19 And he said to them, ‘Follow me, and I will make you fish for people.’ 20 Immediately they left their nets and followed him. 21 As he went from there, […]

Matthew 3:13-17 13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him. 14 John would have prevented him, saying, ‘I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?’ 15 But Jesus answered him, ‘Let it be so now; for it is proper for us in this way to fulfil all […]

Lamentations 3:22-24 22 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases,    his mercies never come to an end;23 they are new every morning;    great is your faithfulness.24 ‘The Lord is my portion,’ says my soul,    ‘therefore I will hope in him.’ Another holiday season is over.  We have taken down the trees with the ornaments that took much time to hang.  The wreaths, snowmen and […]

11 Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is now the moment for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we became believers; 12 the night is far gone, the day is near. Let us then lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armor of […]

Yet even now, says the Lord,    return to me with all your heart,with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;13 rend your hearts and not your clothing.Return to the Lord, your God,    for he is gracious and merciful,slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love,    and relents from punishing.  Joel 2: 12-13 Growing up, I had two dogs.  When I was […]

Acts 16:6-156They went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia. 7When they had come opposite Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them; 8so, passing by Mysia, they went down to Troas. 9During the night Paul had […]

10 After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to go. 2 He said to them, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest. 3 Go on your way. […]