Psalms 119:73-80, 145, 121:6 (NIV)Jeremiah 16 (1-9) 10-21 (NIV)Romans 7:1-12 (NIV) John 6:10-15 (NIV) Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass in that place, and they sat down (about five thousand men were there).Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish. When…

Psalm 43:3 (NRSV) O send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to  your holy hill and to your dwelling.  Psalm 31:2 (NRSV) You are indeed my rock and my fortress; for your namesake lead me and guide me. Psalm 31:14,15a (NRSV) But I trust in you, O Lord; I say,…

Psalm 22:11 (ESV) Be not far from me, for trouble is near, and there is none to help. Devotion Have you ever struggled with negative self-talk?  When I worked in the psyche ward at Province Hospital, I met a woman who complained of hearing voices. These voices were a plague on her life and she was happy…

Psalm 27:1-6, 14 (NLT) The Lord is my light and my salvation—    so why should I be afraid?The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger,    so why should I tremble?When evil people come to devour me,    when my enemies and foes attack me,    they will stumble and fall.Though a mighty army surrounds me,    my heart will not be afraid.Even if I am attacked,    I will…

John 8:12 (NIV) When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” Devotion Years ago when my daughter was serving in the Peace Corps in Morocco, my husband and I went for a two-week visit to…

Psalm 91:1-4 You who live in the shelter of the Most High,    who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress;    my God, in whom I trust.”For he will deliver you from the snare of the hunter    and from the deadly pestilence;he will cover you with his pinions,    and under his wings…

Psalm 119:75-80 (KJV) …I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right…for thy law is my delight…I will meditate on thy precepts…Let my heart be sound in thy statutes… Psalm 145:18-19 (KJV) The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. He will fulfill the desire of them…

Romans 3:19-31 (GNT) Now we know that everything in the law applies to those who live under the Law, in order to stop all human excuses and bring the whole world under God’s judgment. For no one is put right in God’s sight by doing what the Law requires: what the Law does is to…

Jeremiah 5: 1-3, 9 (NRSV) Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, look around and take note! Search its squares and see if you can find one person who acts justly and seeks truth, so that I may pardon Jerusalem. Although they say, “As the Lord lives,” yet they swear falsely. O Lord, do…

Psalm 126 (NRSV) A Harvest of Joy. When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion,    we were like those who dream.Then our mouth was filled with laughter    and our tongue with shouts of joy;then it was said among the nations,    “The Lord has done great things for them.”The Lord has done great things for us,    and we rejoiced.  Restore our fortunes, O Lord,    like the watercourses in…