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[27] And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am? [28] And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets. [29] And he saith unto them,…

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The virtuous soul that is alone and without a master is like a long lone burning coal; it will grow colder rather than hotter. –John of the Cross

If you are confused, there are a thousand differentiations, ten thousand distinctions. If you are enlightened, everything is the same one family. -Wu-chien From “Teachings of Zen”, edited by Thomas Cleary, © 1998. By arrangement with Shambhala Publications, Inc., Boston, www.shambhala.com.

Then they brought the Tabernacle to Moses, with the Tent and all its furnishings: its clasps, its planks, its bars, its posts, and its sockets; the covering of tanned ram skins, the covering of dolphin skins, and the curtain for the screen; the Ark of the Pact and its poles, and the cover; the table…

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. –Aristotle

A Sunday school teacher asked her second graders if anyone knew another name for God. She was picturing answers like ‘Lord’ or ‘Almighty’. After a long moment of silence a little boy raised his hand and said, “Howard.” “Howard?” replied the confused teacher. “You know,” continued the boy, “Howard be thy name.”

Mark 8:11-26 11 The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, asking him for a sign from heaven, to test him. 12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit and said, “Why does this generation ask for a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.” 13 And he…

[11] And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him. [12] And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation. [13] And…

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