Quotes and Readings of the Day

Psalm 89:1-18

God's Covenant with David
A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
I will sing of your steadfast love, O LORD, forever;
with my mouth I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations.
I declare that your steadfast love is established forever;
your faithfulness is as firm as the heavens.
You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one,
I have sworn to my servant David:
‘I will establish your descendants forever,
and build your throne for all generations.’ ” Selah
Let the heavens praise your wonders, O LORD,
your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones.
For who in the skies can be compared to the LORD?
Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD,
a God feared in the council of the holy ones,
great and awesome above all that are around him?
O LORD God of hosts,
who is as mighty as you, O LORD?
Your faithfulness surrounds you.
You rule the raging of the sea;
when its waves rise, you still them.
You crushed Rahab like a carcass;
you scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.
The heavens are yours, the earth also is yours;
the world and all that is in it—you have founded them.
The north and the south—you created them;
Tabor and Hermon joyously praise your name.
You have a mighty arm;
strong is your hand, high your right hand.
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne;
steadfast love and faithfulness go before you.
Happy are the people who know the festal shout,
who walk, O LORD, in the light of your countenance;
they exult in your name all day long,
and extol your righteousness.
For you are the glory of their strength;
by your favor our horn is exalted.
For our shield belongs to the LORD,
our king to the Holy One of Israel.




Note: Today's Gospel reading is Luke 21:29-36

From the New Revised Standard Version. Reprinted with permission from HarperBibles.

TAGS: Bible, Bible Reading, Christian, Psalm

Numbers 15:27-15:41

In case it is an individual who has sinned unwittingly, he shall offer a she-goat in its first year as a sin offering. The priest shall make expiation before the Lord on behalf of the person who erred, for he sinned unwittingly, making such expiation for him that he may be forgiven. For the citizen among the Israelites and for the stranger who resides among them--you shall have one ritual for anyone who acts in error.

But the person, be he citizen or stranger, who acts defiantly reviles the Lord; that person shall be cut off from among his people. Because he has spurned the word of the Lord and violated His commandment, that person shall be cut off--he bears his guilt.

Once, when the Israelites were in the wilderness, they came upon a man gathering wood on the sabbath day. Those who found him as he was gathering wood brought him before Moses, Aaron, and the whole community. He was placed in custody, for it had not been specified what should be done to him. Then the Lord said to Moses, "The man shall be put to death: the whole community shall pelt him with stones outside the camp." So the whole community took him outside the camp and stoned him to death--as the Lord had commanded Moses.

The Lord said to Moses as follows: Speak to the Israelite people and instruct them to make for themselves fringes on the corners of their garments throughout the ages; let them attach a cord of blue to the fringe at each corner. That shall be your fringe; look at it and recall all the commandments of the Lord and observe them, so that you do not follow your heart and eyes in your lustful urge. Thus you shall be reminded to observe all My commandments and to be holy to your God. I the Lord am your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God: I, the Lord your God.

From Parshat Shelakh. From THE TANAKH: The New JPS Translation According to the Traditional Hebrew Text. Copyright 1985 by the Jewish Publication Society. Used by permission.

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Not only do baptized Christians receive an angel, but every member of the human race.

-St. Thomas Aquinas

TAGS: Angel Quote, Angels, Christians, Human Race, Baptized, Angel, Race, St Thomas Aquinas

In religion there are no national boundaries. A religion can and should be used by any people or person who finds it beneficial.

-His Holiness the Dalai Lama

TAGS: Buddhism, Buddhist Quote, Religion, National Boundaries, Boundaries, National, Person

I feel very blessed in my life to have a very healthy relationship with a very loving, earthly father. That's why...parenthood--but fatherhood especially--is so important that it's done correctly.

-Blair Underwood

TAGS: Blessed, Entertainment Quote, Relationship, Life, Celebrities, Loving, Family, Healthy Relationship, Earthly Father, Spiritual, Fatherhood, Parenthood, Celebrity Spirituality, Entertainment

Do not let your happiness depend on something you may lose … only [upon] the Beloved who will never pass away.

-C.S. Lewis

TAGS: Evangelical, Evangelical Quote, Christianity

Avoid creating trash wherever possible: when ordering food, avoid receiving any unnecessary plastic utensils, straws, etc.

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It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn't.

-Martina Navratilova

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Christ came to heal the sick, not the well or self-sufficient.

-Professor Paul Krishna, a former Hindu

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I find that it is not the circumstances in which we are placed, but the spirit in which we face them, that constitutes our comfort.

-Elizabeth T. King

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There are men who allay today's trials and avert tomorrow's troubles. Befriend and look after them. To cherish and befriend men of greatness Is the rarest of all rare things.

Tirukkural 45: 442-443

Excerpted from the Tirukkural, translated by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Copyright Himalayan Academy Publications, www.himalayanacademy.com.

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You cannot think your way to right action, you have to act your way to right thinking.

-David Milch

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A heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others.

-The Wizard to the Tin Man (submitted by tranme)

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The road through life is like the edge of a blade, with the netherworld on either side.

-Moshe Leib of Sasov

Reprinted from 'A Treasury of Jewish Quotations,' edited by Joseph L. Baron, Jason Aronson Inc.

TAGS: Judaism, Jewish Quote

Since man is made of clay, he can never be completely pure. Since clay is basically foul, how can humans escape their basic nature? Purity does not lie in rituals, nor can human nature be changed by effort. Those who love God and remain conscious only of their Beloved attain purity.

-Al-Hujwiri, "The Kashf al-Mahjub"

Translated by Aneela Khalid Arshed. Copyright 1999. All rights reserved. Used with permission of The Crossroad Publishing Company, New York.

TAGS: Islam, Muslim Quote, Muslim

Love is blind, but friendship closes its eyes.

-Author Unknown

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