and eat it there with the bread that is in the basket of ordination offerings, as I was commanded, ‘Aaron and his sons shall eat it’;32and what remains of the flesh and the bread you shall burn with fire.33You shall not go outside the entrance of the tent of meeting...
For example, in the story of Jesus turning the water into wine it is written: “Now there were set there six jars of stone, according to the manner of purification of the Jews..” (John 2:6) Is it significant that there were six jars? Yes, otherwise it would not be written ...
Here at the grave of the All-Pure Virgin, these words strike deep with their original sense and grief is dispelled by joy: “Hail, Full of Grace, the Lord is with Thee, granting the world, through Thee, great mercy!” Numerous pilgrims, having kissed the icon of the Dormition of the ...
What is striking about his artwork, however, is the manner in which it is almost a “communicative language” in itself, as one has called it, embodying both the hope and courage that is a part of the Israeli national spirit. His depiction of four young soldiers at the Western Wall in ...
It is that faith—called in Quaker tradition “dying to the self”—that allows the Son of God, the Son of man, to say to us, his new brethren, “Son, thy sins be forgiven thee” (5). Risen and again moving forward, newly restored and resurrected to life from death-like despair,...
41. Leave not to them that ask of thee, to curse thee behind thy back. For God will hear their cry. 42. The poor commits himself to God. 43. Because of the oppression of the poor… Now will I arise, saith the Lord. 44. For the sighing of the needy… Now will I arise, sait...
Proverbs 31:30Charm is deceptive, andbeauty is fleeting;but a woman who fears theLordis to be praised. Psalms 39:12 Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears:for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner,as all my fathers were. ...
laws came, and no one from his generation was able to make it. They had all already passed. That part was sad. He was the last of his generation in our family to go. Now it is up to my generation. There is also a gladness about it, gladness that he is going to be with them....
First, the sound hits your ear, activating a series of structures from the cochlea (where vibrations are turned into electrical impulses) to the brain’s cortex. When you recognize the tune, your auditory cortex is connecting with regions that handle memory retrieval. Then, if you are starting...
Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee, opening to the sun above. Melt the clouds of sin and sadness; drive the dark of doubt away; Giver of immortal gladness, fill us with the light of day! All Thy works with joy surround Thee, earth and heaven reflect Thy rays, ...