Tag: suffering

Annotated Scripture Passages 

September 15, 2024August 19, 2024

James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a

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“show by your good life that your works are done with gentleness born of wisdom”
Proper 20B
September 22, 2024

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September 15, 2024August 21, 2024

Genesis 37:3-8, 17b-22, 26-34 & 50:15-21

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“your sheaves gathered around it and bowed down to my sheaf”
NL303
September 22, 2024

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September 15, 2024September 1, 2024

2 Samuel 1:17-27

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“Saul and Jonathan, beloved and lovely! In life and in death they were not divided”
A Women’s Lectionary – Proper 20
September 22, 2024

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September 15, 2024September 1, 2024

Ezekiel 19:1-3, 10-14

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“a fire has gone out from its stem, has consumed its branches and fruit”
A Women’s Lectionary – Proper 20
September 22, 2024

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September 15, 2024September 1, 2024

John 16:16-22

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“the joy of having brought a human being into the world”
A Women’s Lectionary – Proper 20
September 22, 2024

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September 8, 2024August 12, 2024

Isaiah 50:4-9a

Posted By: RevElana 0 Comment comfort, creation, enemy, faithfulness, help, impermanence, justice, persistence, providence, shame, sin, strength, suffering, taunt, teach, violence, wisdom

“that I may know how to sustain the weary with a word
Proper 19B
September 15, 2024

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September 8, 2024August 12, 2024

Proverbs 1:20-33

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“how long, O simple ones, will you love being simple?”
Proper 19B
September 15, 2024

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September 8, 2024August 12, 2024

Psalm 116:1-9

Posted By: RevElana 0 Comment abundance, blessing, death, deliverance, devotion, foolishness, grace, mercy, peace, prayer, providence, rescue, righteousness, suffering

“for you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling”
Proper 19B
September 15, 2024

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September 8, 2024August 12, 2024

Mark 8:27-38

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“let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me”
Proper 19B
September 15, 2024

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September 8, 2024August 12, 2024

Genesis 15:1-6

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“count the stars, if you are able to count them”
NL302
September 15, 2024

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