{"id":1321,"date":"2009-07-09T09:10:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-09T09:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/2009\/07\/9-scripture-verses.html"},"modified":"2009-07-09T09:10:00","modified_gmt":"2009-07-09T09:10:00","slug":"9-scripture-verses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondblue\/2009\/07\/9-scripture-verses.html","title":{"rendered":"9 Favorite Scripture Verses"},"content":{"rendered":"

On my post “6 Favorite Prayers,”<\/a> Beyond Blue<\/a> reader June wrote: “Thank you so much for these!?Will there be a sequel?”
\nHere my sequel! 9 of my favorite scripture verses …
\nEcclesiastes 3: A Time for Everything<\/strong>
\nThere is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven:
\na time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,
\na time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build,
\na time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,
\na time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain,
\na time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away,
\na time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,
\na time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.
\nJohn 14:27: Peace I Leave You<\/strong>
\nPeace I leave with you, my peace I give to you: not as the world gives, give I to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
\nPsalm 46:10: Be Still<\/strong>
\nBe still and know that I am God.<\/p>\n


\nMatthew 5:3-10: The Eight Beatitudes<\/strong>
\nBlessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
\nBlessed are the meek: for they shall posses the land.
\nBlessed are they who mourn: for they shall be comforted.
\nBlessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill.
\nBlessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
\nBlessed are the clean of heart: for they shall see God.
\nBlessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
\nBlessed are they that suffer persecution for justice’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
\nLuke 1:46-55: The Magnificat<\/strong>
\nMy soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has
\nregarded the low estate of his handmaiden
\nFor behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed;
\nfor He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name.
\nAnd His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation.
\nHe has shown strength with His am, He has scattered the proud in the
\nimagination of their hearts,
\nHe has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted those of low degree.
\nHe has filled the empty with good things, and the rich He has sent empty away.
\nHe has helped His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy, as He spoke
\nto our fathers, to Abraham and to his posterity forever.
\nPsalm 23: The Lord Is My Shepherd<\/strong>
\nThe Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.
\nHe makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
\nEven though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
\nYou prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
\nSurely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
\nJoshua 1:9: Be Not Afraid<\/strong>
\nBe strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.
\nPsalm 91: Abiding in the Shadow of the Most High<\/strong>
\nHe who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
\nI will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
\nSurely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence.
\nHe will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
\nYou will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday.
\nA thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.
\nYou will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.
\nIf you make the Most High your dwelling–even the Lord, who is my refuge–then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent.
\nFor he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
\nYou will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
\n“Because he loves me,” says the LORD, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
\nHe will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.
\nWith long life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation.”
\n1 Corinthians 13: Love Is Patient<\/strong>
\nIf I speak in human and angelic tongues 2 but do not have love, I am a resounding gong or a clashing cymbal.
\nAnd if I have the gift of prophecy and comprehend all mysteries and all knowledge; if I have all faith so as to move mountains but do not have love, I am nothing.
\nIf I give away everything I own, and if I hand my body over so that I may boast but do not have love, I gain nothing.
\nLove is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, (love) is not pompous, it is not inflated,
\nit is not rude, it does not seek its own interests, it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury,
\nit does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth.
\nIt bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
\nLove never fails. If there are prophecies, they will be brought to nothing; if tongues, they will cease; if knowledge, it will be brought to nothing.
\nFor we know partially and we prophesy partially,
\nbut when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away.
\nWhen I was a child, I used to talk as a child, think as a child, reason as a child; when I became a man, I put aside childish things.
\nAt present we see indistinctly, as in a mirror, but then face to face. At present I know partially; then I shall know fully, as I am fully known.
\nSo faith, hope, love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
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