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This is the Bible my grandparents gave me when I was 9. It's King James Version. I needed a shot like this for my newsletter so decided to create my own rather than search for one.
I do not think I have ever seen a morning sky quite as vivid as this morning from our bedroom window.
The sun was just about to rise. The sky appeared as though someone had draped curtains across it and were pulling them back.
Matthew 16 2-3
He replied, "When evening comes, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,'and in the morning, 'Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.' You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.
Psalm 119:28 NIV " My soul is weary with sorrow; Strengthen me according to your word."-------------------------------------------------- In this age of electronics we are all very familiar with a power level indicator. That little meter tells you when it is time to "plug-in" and recharge the device. The more it's used, the faster it grows weak. The lower the power level gets, the slower the device runs until it eventually shuts down... I have worked with clean-up crews after floods and hurricanes. I can tell you that some of those refrigerators may look good on the outside, But after several weeks without power- they are dead on the inside! It reminds me of what Jesus told the Pharisees in Matthew 23:27 " Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean."--------- We all have the potential to be this way- Believers and unbelievers alike.. The word of God is our power source, and we need to "Plug-In" daily! The more we do, the more we need to recharge ourselves.. The Bible is not a book of "Good Suggestions" that we quickly read over and choose to do the ones we like. The Bible is the living word of God; It teaches us how to Love, Live, Forgive, and Praise. [ Psalm 119:105] " Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path."---------- We should all take time everyday to "Plug-In" to the word of God, and renew our strength.. [Isaiah 40:31] " but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not grow faint."-------
Typical holy scriptures in the Pelkor Chöde monastary of Gyantse in Tibet.
Copies of the holy scriptures are found in most monastaries.
They say you can gain knowledge by crawling in the space underneath the bokshelves. Some of the wisdom of all the books above you will then come to you. How I wish it worked the same way with my French grammar book. I seem to have gained no knowledge by sleeping with that book over my face. ;-)
Blog | Google+ | Facebook | A Buddhist monk calmly chants from a scripture book in Haeinsa Temple, South Korea. The sounds of chanting that drift from the main hall are mesmerising, and it felt such a privilege to be permitted not only to observe the pious lives of the Jewel Temple's resident monks, but also to photograph them as they went about their daily rituals.
There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none beside You: neither is there any rock like our God.
1 Samuel 2:2