Thursday, March 26, 2009

Sentence of Wisdom for: Easter

Fast until Easter, pray and give alms, seek repentance and reconciliation, turn your minds towards faith, hope and charity for by your baptism, you are committed to the Lord, in whom you have put your eternal trust.

Word of the day, Words of the Book: Fast

Acts 14:23

Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, committed them to the Lord, in whom they had put their trust.

Word of the day, Words of the Book: Pray

Jude 1:20

But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit.

Word of the day, Words of the Book: Alms

Luke 11:41

But give what is inside the dish to the poor, and everything will be clean for you.

Word of the day, Words of the Book: Repentance

Acts 2:38

Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Word of the day, Words of the Book: Reconciliation

Corinthians 5-18

All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation…

Word of the day, Words of the Book: Mind

Romans 12:2

Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is–his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Word of the day, Words of the Book: Hope

Jeremiah 29:11

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Word of the day, Words of the Book: Charity

Corinthians 13:13

And now these three remain: faith, hope and charity. But the greatest of these is charity.

Word of the day, Words of the Book: Baptism

Ephesians: 4:5

One Lord, one faith, one baptism...

Friday, March 6, 2009

Word of the day, word of the Book: Trust

Corinthians 13:4-7

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self–seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

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Today, let's start a Sentence of Wisdom.

Each word of the day will be placed in the "Sentence of Wisdom for Easter". This is the last word out of the fifteen words of this sentence.

Monday, March 2, 2009

Word of the day, Words of the Book: Cross

Hebrew 12:2

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the Cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.