Elizabeth Kastor
Joy Comes in the Morning Psalm 30 1 A psalm, a song for the dedication of the Temple, of David.2 I will exalt You, Adonai,for You have lifted me up,and did not let my enemies gloat over me.3 Adonai my God, I cried to You for help,and You healed me.4 Adonai, You brought ...
“Joy is a deep release of the soul, and it includes death and pain,” writes Rabbi Alan Lew. He teaches that true joy comes from fully inhabiting our experiences, no matter how tough. The month of Av doesn’t deny grief or force celebration. It accompanies us through both. ...
But I’m looking forward to it, because after a year or so in which most of my writing has been for editors, for money, pitching sensible essays that make some broadly comprehensible point, I’m excited to have the kind of space in which I could maybe do a cheeky Nando’s again. Ei...
The word "elegy" comes from the Ancient Greekelogos, meaning a mournful poem or song, in particular, a song of grief in response to loss. Because mourning and memorialization are so deeply embedded in the human condition, all human socie... J Porter - 《Journal of American History》 被...
Matthew 18:13And if he comes across it, truly I say to you, he has morejoyover it than over the ninety-nine which have not gone out of the way.(BBE) Matthew 25:21"His lord said to him,'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will se...
Such joy It was the spring of 1985, and President Reagan had just given Mother Teresa the Medal of Freedom in a Rose Garden ceremony.As she left, she walked down the corridor between the Oval Office and the West 9king drive, and there she was, turning my way. What a sight: a saint...
I will turn their mourning into joy, and give them comfort and joy for their sorrow.Isaiah 25:9And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in ...
Many years ago I had a friend who was a song-writer. He said that you could never throw away the little pieces of paper in his house before carefully looking them over because there were often song ideas scribbled on them. I write kinda like that. When the inspiration comes, I jot ...
David's plea is for a restoration of the joy that comes from being in right relationship with God, a joy that transcends circumstances and is rooted in divine grace. let the bones You have crushedThis metaphorical expression conveys the depth of David's contrition and the severity of his ...