Frank Schaefer reads from scripture he used in htrial officiating at the same-sex marriage of his son.

05-16-13 Today's Bible Scripture.

amritsar, india

For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning. Psalms 30:5

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this scripture was in a skylight in the chapel at the eastern state penitentiary

"Be your sins like crimson, they can turn snow-white; Be they red as dyed wool, they can become like fleece"

Buddhist Scriptures

Penguin Classics L88, 1960

Cover Illustration: Elizabeth Friedlander

"The device on the cover of this book is based on the head of. the great standing Buddha from Mathura, now in the Indian Museum at Calcutta; the inscription in the halo represents the Sanskrit meditation formula: Om mani padme hum"

"The prayer tag Om mani padme hum is based on four symbolic terms:

om - symbolizes one's impure body speech and mind

mani - means jewel and symbolizes the factors of method—the altruistic intention to become enlightened, compassion and love

padme - means lotus and symbolizes wisdom

hum - the seed syllable of Akshobhya—the immovable and the unfluctuating that which cannot be disturbed by anything"