#NRSV

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

Do All Things in Love

Let all that you do be done in love. — 1 Corinthians 16:14 | New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. All rights reserved. Cross References: 1 Corinthians 14:1; 1 Corinthians 16:15

[menthol-creme-dziewczynka]

[mothermadyson]

never has there been a time when i wasn't an extremely anxious person. my dad used to be the same way; he'd worry about nothing, mindlessly biting his nails as he turned over his seemingly gargantuan problems in his head. anxiety is in my blood, and though i've never sought any type of treatment for it, i've been able to soothe myself with verses like matthew 6:34 recently. there are so many pessimistic and morbid interpretations of this verse but i can't stop it from popping up in my head every time i start drowning in all of the theoretical disasters coming my way. the Lord knows every possibility and everything that will certainly happen, yet he keeps calm. the Lord's knees don't tremble at everything he sees before him, so why should i allow mine to buckle at things that can't hold a candle to what he's witnessing? why should i submit to my fears when she's holding the entire universe in her hands and cradling all of her children so closely to her body?

[guiltywisdom]

[bones-ivy-breath]

One must pay attention not only to what is said, but also by whom it is said, to whom it is said, at what time, under what circumstances, what precedes, and what follows. There is the thoughtless habit of quoting all parts of the Bible as of equal value, whether they are the words of the Lord or the words of Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite in the book of Job, who are afterwards represented as condemned and contradicted by God. In other words, not everything contained in the Bible is affirmed by the Bible.

The New Oxford Annotated Bible: New Revised Standard Version ed. Bruce M. Metzger and Roland E. Murphy

[letmylightshinebright]

Lectionary Reading Of The Day

The Martyrs of Memphis: Constance, Thecla, Ruth, Frances, Charles Parsons, and Louis Schuyler, 1878

The Collect:

Rite I: We give thee thanks and praise, O God of compassion, for the heroic witness of the Martyrs of Memphis, who, in a time of plague and pestilence, were steadfast in their care for the sick and dying, and loved not their own lives, even unto death; Inspire in us a like love and commitment to those in need, following the example of our Savior Jesus Christ; who with thee and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Rite II: We give you thanks and praise, O God of compassion, for the heroic witness of the Martyrs of Memphis, who, in a time of plague and pestilence, were steadfast in their care for the sick and dying, and loved not their own lives, even unto death; Inspire in us a like love and commitment to those in need, following the example of our Savior Jesus Christ; who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

First Lesson: 2 Corinthians 1:3-5

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all consolation, 4who consoles us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to console those who are in any affliction with the consolation with which we ourselves are consoled by God. 5For just as the sufferings of Christ are abundant for us, so also our consolation is abundant through Christ.

Psalm: Psalm 116:1–8

1 I love the Lord, because he has heard the voice of                             my supplication, *        because he has inclined his ear to me whenever                             I called upon him. 2 The cords of death entangled me;   the grip of the grave took hold of me; *        I came to grief and sorrow. 3 Then I called upon the Name of the Lord: *       “O Lord, I pray you, save my life.” 4 Gracious is the Lord and righteous; *        our God is full of compassion. 5 The Lord watches over the innocent; *        I was brought very low, and he helped me. 6 Turn again to your rest, O my soul, *        for the Lord has treated you well. 7 For you have rescued my life from death, *        my eyes from tears, and my feet from stumbling. 8 I will walk in the presence of the Lord *        in the land of the living.

Gospel: John 12:24-28

24Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. 25Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honour.

27 ‘Now my soul is troubled. And what should I say—“Father, save me from this hour”? No, it is for this reason that I have come to this hour. 28Father, glorify your name.’ Then a voice came from heaven, ‘I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.’

[breathofgod]

genesis 24:2-3 — abraham says to his servant: “put your hand under my thigh and I will make you swear by the lord”. sexuality as a bond, as an oath, as a promise, as that which you force unto others yet cannot bear to have forced unto you

[ad-lucem-et-amor]

Come, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, who stand by night in the house of the Lord! Lift up your hands to the holy place, and bless the Lord. May the Lord, maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion.

[exmokiddo]

Our Father in heaven, may your name be revered as holy.

May your kingdom come.

May your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

And do not bring us to the time of trial, but rescue us from the evil one.

- matthew 6:9-13

[shannoncygnus]

Found an NRSV journal Bible and cover for a deep discount, I'm starting to break it in.

[adventurechristianity]

Selah

You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with glad cries of deliverance. Selah Psalm 32:7 (NRSV) Can you read music? It’s an impressive gift. Not only are there lots of tricky notes to follow, but there are lots of directions, too. Words like adagio, or forte show up on the sheet music, and you have to know what they mean to play a piece correctly. There is a…

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

Do Not Grow Weary

So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up. — Galatians 6:9 | New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. All rights reserved. Cross References: Psalm 126:5; Proverbs 11:18; Ecclesiastes 11:1; Isaiah 40:31; Jeremiah 45:3; Matthew 10:22; 1 Corinthians 15:58

[gnosisandtheosis]

The earth is the Lord's and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it; for he has founded it on the seas, and established it on the rivers.

Psalm 24:1 in different translations

msg / nabre / kjv / voice / tlb

[lesbianvaljean]

this is definitely a digression, but in addition to everything else, 1.2.13 seems very much like a tale of two priests: Bishop Myriel and the nameless priest on a horse.

Priest-on-a-horse is not an actively malicious guy! He just sort of doesn't care. He says, offhand, about Petit-Gervais: "He is a little stranger. Such persons pass through these parts. We know nothing of them." And when a hysterical Valjean says something that alarms him, he races off. He wants to "know nothing" of strangers passing through; he is unwilling to risk his own comfort or safety to help.

This seems like a pretty deliberate nod to the Bad Priest of the parable of the Good Samaritan, who "happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man [in need], he passed by on the other side." Not a man he knew; unpredictable and distressed; ignorable. (Hugo is really not subtle on this point; see also Jesus, saying "Depart from me, you who are cursed, [because] I was a stranger and you did not welcome me.")

Myriel is only present in Valjean's memory. But the memory of Myriel's care and mercy toward him, a stranger, a criminal, is so transformative for Valjean that Myriel is raised into the place of Christ in his mind. Parts of this chapter read like the very best of conversion literature — Saul blinded, Augustine turning — with the Bishop quite literally acting in persona christi.

"As the Bishop grew great and resplendent in his eyes, so did Jean Valjean grow less and vanish. After a certain time he was no longer anything more than a shade. All at once he disappeared. The Bishop alone remained; he filled the whole soul of this wretched man with a magnificent radiance."

compare Colossians 3:3: "For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory."

just an extremely neat contrast here, the nameless erasure of the priest who knew nothing of the stranger, the hagiographic elevation of the priest who, despite all his faults, welcomed and fed and forgave Jean Valjean.

[guiltywisdom]

[fullsaw]

hyperfixation so bad i bought the fucking bible