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Out of the Mouths of Babes

Out of the Mouths of Babes

First Reading: Proverbs 9:1-6 Wisdom has built her house, she has set up her seven columns; she has dressed her meat, mixed her wine, yes, she has spread her table....
August 16, 2015
One Year of Blessed Is She

One Year of Blessed Is She

What a year it has been! Well, almost a year; it's been almost a year since Blessed Is She first opened its online gates and what a year it has...
August 15, 2015
It's Not Going to Be Easy

It's Not Going to Be Easy

First Reading: Joshua 24:1-13 Joshua gathered together all the tribes of Israel at Shechem, summoning their elders, their leaders, their judges and their officers. When they stood in ranks before...
August 14, 2015
Be Patient with Me

Be Patient with Me

First Reading: Joshua 3:7-10A, 11, 13-17 The LORD said to Joshua, “Today I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know I am...
August 13, 2015
Get Rid of the Gossip

Get Rid of the Gossip

First Reading: Deuteronomy 34:1-12 Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, the headland of Pisgah which faces Jericho, and the LORD showed him all the land—...
August 12, 2015
The Humblest Heart

The Humblest Heart

First Reading: Deuteronomy 31:1-8 When Moses had finished speaking to all Israel, he said to them, “I am now one hundred and twenty years old and am no longer able...
August 11, 2015
Buckling Down and Doing It

Buckling Down and Doing It

First Reading: 2 Corinthians 9:6-10 Brothers and sisters: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each must do as already determined, without...
August 10, 2015
Cry Out for Help

Cry Out for Help

First Reading: 1 Kings 19:4-8 Elijah went a day’s journey into the desert, until he came to a broom tree and sat beneath it. He prayed for death saying: “This...
August 09, 2015
Light of the World, Shine On

Light of the World, Shine On

First Reading: Deuteronomy 6:4-13 Moses said to the people: “Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD alone! Therefore, you shall love the LORD, your God, with all...
August 08, 2015
Pausing the Panic Button

Pausing the Panic Button

First Reading: Deuteronomy 4:32-40 Moses said to the people: “Ask now of the days of old, before your time, ever since God created man upon the earth; ask from one...
August 07, 2015
Listening to God

Listening to God

First Reading: Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 As I watched: Thrones were set up and the Ancient One took his throne. His clothing was bright as snow, and the hair on his...
August 06, 2015
God Is Not Ignoring You

God Is Not Ignoring You

First Reading: Numbers 13:1-2, 25–14:1, 26A-29A, 34-35 The LORD said to Moses [in the desert of Paran,] “Send men to reconnoiter the land of Canaan, which I am giving the...
August 05, 2015