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Cling to hope
Why so downcast,my soul,why do you sigh within me?Put your hope in God.I shall praise him yet,my Saviour,my God.
Psalm 42:5,JB
Freedom to be real
Live as free men,yet without using your freedom as a pretext for evil,but live as servants of God.
1 Peter 2:16
Avoid haste to drive away faults
Set your heart right and be steadfast,and do not be hasty in time of calamity.Cleave to Him,trust in Him,and He will help you.You who fear the Lord,wait for His mercy and turn not aside,lest you fall.
Sirach 2:2-3,6-7
Grateful prayer
I give thanks to my God,always making remembrance of thee in my prayers.
Philemon 1:4,Challoner - Rheims
Intercessory Prayer
Continue steadfastly in prayer,being watchful in it with thanksgiving.
Colossians 4:2
Let’s laugh
For everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven,a time to weep and a time to laugh.
Ecclesiastes 3:1,4
Doing good
Do not refuse a kindness to anyone who begs it,if it is in your power to perform it.
Proverbs 3:27,JB
The necessity of spiritual winter
Someone who has never had his trials knows little.
Ecclesiasticus 34:10,JB
Being less than I desire
I do not understand my own actions.For I do not do what I want,but I do the very thing I hate.
Romans 7:15
The satisfactions of spiritual parenthood
I have no greater grace than this,to hear that my children walk in truth.
2 John 1;4,Douay - Rheims
True love
If anyone says I love God and hates his brother ,he is a liar,for he does not love his brother whom he has seen ,cannot love God whom he has not seen.And this commandment we have from him,that he who loves God should love his brother also.
1 John 4:20-21
Trusting God
Have confidence in the Lord with all thy heart,and lean not upon thy own prudence.In all thy ways think on Him,and He will direct thy steps.
Proverbs 3;5-6,Douay - Rheims
Sanctify yourself and others
I am He who searches mind and heart and I will give to each of you as your works deserve.
Revelation 2:23
He who trusts God will never be confounded
But as for me,I will look to the Lord,I will wait for the God of my salvation,my God will hear me.
Micah 7:7
His mercy
Who has given a gift to Him that He might be repaid?For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things.To Him be glory forever.Amen.
Romans 11:35-36
Pride A wretched Vice
In any case what do you have that was not given to you?And if it was given,how can you boast as though it were not?
1 Corinthians 4:7,JB
Let Jesus handle it
Cast all your anxieties on him,for He cares about you.
1 Peter 5:7
Place your trust in Him
I know the plans I have in mind for you,it is Jahweh who speaks,plans for peace,not disaster,reserving a future full of hope for you.
Jeremiah 29:11,JB
Let hope be stronger than fear
Draw near to God and he will draw near to you.Cleanse your hands,you sinners,and purify your hearts,you of double mind.
James 4:8
Jahweh is my light and my salvation,whom need I fear?Jahweh is a fortress of my life,of whom should I be afraid?
Psalm 27:1,JB
Rest in mercy
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing,so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
Romans 15:13
The truest help is in God alone
Unload your burden on to Jahweh,and He will support you.For my part I put my trust in You.
Psalm 55:22-23,JB
I am not alone
Know that I am with you always,yes,to the end of time.
Matthew 28:20,JB
Patiently bear imperfections
You will always have your trials,but when they come,try to treat them as a happy privilege,you understand that your faith is only put to the test to make you patient,but patience too is to have its practical results so that you will become fully-developed,complete,with nothing missing.
James 1:2-4,JB
Our natural materialistic inclinations
And He said to them,take heed and beware of all covetousness,for a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.
Luke 12:15
Modesty
Let your modesty be known to all men.The Lord is nigh.
Philippians 4:5,Douay - Rheims
Of the bitter and the sweet
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,a gentle Father and the God of all consolation,who comforts us in all our sorrows,so that we can offer others,in their sorrows,the consolation that we have received from God ourselves.Indeed as the suffering of Christ overflow to us,so through Christ does our consolation overflow.When we are made to suffer,it is for your consolation and salvation.When instead we are comforted,this should be a consolation to you,supporting you in patiently bearing the same suffering as we bear.And our hope for you is confident since we know that sharing our sufferings,you will also share our consolations.
2 Corinthians 1:3-7,JB
Cling to hope
Why so downcast,my soul,why do you sigh within me?Put your hope in God.I shall praise him yet,my Saviour,my God.
Psalm 42:5,JB
Freedom to be real
Live as free men,yet without using your freedom as a pretext for evil,but live as servants of God.
1 Peter 2:16
Avoid haste to drive away faults
Set your heart right and be steadfast,and do not be hasty in time of calamity.Cleave to Him,trust in Him,and He will help you.You who fear the Lord,wait for His mercy and turn not aside,lest you fall.
Sirach 2:2-3,6-7
Grateful prayer
I give thanks to my God,always making remembrance of thee in my prayers.
Philemon 1:4,Challoner - Rheims
Intercessory Prayer
Continue steadfastly in prayer,being watchful in it with thanksgiving.
Colossians 4:2
Let’s laugh
For everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven,a time to weep and a time to laugh.
Ecclesiastes 3:1,4
Doing good
Do not refuse a kindness to anyone who begs it,if it is in your power to perform it.
Proverbs 3:27,JB
The necessity of spiritual winter
Someone who has never had his trials knows little.
Ecclesiasticus 34:10,JB
Being less than I desire
I do not understand my own actions.For I do not do what I want,but I do the very thing I hate.
Romans 7:15
The satisfactions of spiritual parenthood
I have no greater grace than this,to hear that my children walk in truth.
2 John 1;4,Douay - Rheims
True love
If anyone says I love God and hates his brother ,he is a liar,for he does not love his brother whom he has seen ,cannot love God whom he has not seen.And this commandment we have from him,that he who loves God should love his brother also.
1 John 4:20-21
Trusting God
Have confidence in the Lord with all thy heart,and lean not upon thy own prudence.In all thy ways think on Him,and He will direct thy steps.
Proverbs 3;5-6,Douay - Rheims
Sanctify yourself and others
I am He who searches mind and heart and I will give to each of you as your works deserve.
Revelation 2:23
He who trusts God will never be confounded
But as for me,I will look to the Lord,I will wait for the God of my salvation,my God will hear me.
Micah 7:7
His mercy
Who has given a gift to Him that He might be repaid?For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things.To Him be glory forever.Amen.
Romans 11:35-36
Pride A wretched Vice
In any case what do you have that was not given to you?And if it was given,how can you boast as though it were not?
1 Corinthians 4:7,JB
Let Jesus handle it
Cast all your anxieties on him,for He cares about you.
1 Peter 5:7
Place your trust in Him
I know the plans I have in mind for you,it is Jahweh who speaks,plans for peace,not disaster,reserving a future full of hope for you.
Jeremiah 29:11,JB
Let hope be stronger than fear
Draw near to God and he will draw near to you.Cleanse your hands,you sinners,and purify your hearts,you of double mind.
James 4:8
Jahweh is my light and my salvation,whom need I fear?Jahweh is a fortress of my life,of whom should I be afraid?
Psalm 27:1,JB
Rest in mercy
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing,so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
Romans 15:13
The truest help is in God alone
Unload your burden on to Jahweh,and He will support you.For my part I put my trust in You.
Psalm 55:22-23,JB
I am not alone
Know that I am with you always,yes,to the end of time.
Matthew 28:20,JB
Patiently bear imperfections
You will always have your trials,but when they come,try to treat them as a happy privilege,you understand that your faith is only put to the test to make you patient,but patience too is to have its practical results so that you will become fully-developed,complete,with nothing missing.
James 1:2-4,JB
Our natural materialistic inclinations
And He said to them,take heed and beware of all covetousness,for a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.
Luke 12:15
Modesty
Let your modesty be known to all men.The Lord is nigh.
Philippians 4:5,Douay - Rheims
Of the bitter and the sweet
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,a gentle Father and the God of all consolation,who comforts us in all our sorrows,so that we can offer others,in their sorrows,the consolation that we have received from God ourselves.Indeed as the suffering of Christ overflow to us,so through Christ does our consolation overflow.When we are made to suffer,it is for your consolation and salvation.When instead we are comforted,this should be a consolation to you,supporting you in patiently bearing the same suffering as we bear.And our hope for you is confident since we know that sharing our sufferings,you will also share our consolations.
2 Corinthians 1:3-7,JB