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Protected at gunpoint

One morning a number of years ago, I had a strong impulse to get an early start on the day, so I sat down to read the Christian Science Bible Lesson before going to work.
This is a beautifully structured verse of Hebrew poetry, and the colon in the middle is a hint about how to understand its full message.
Realizing that birds don't need to "train" to fly south, this writer sees that endurance is a spiritual quality.
Hebrew: Isaiah 29:8 It shall even be as when an hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul hath appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion.

Bible Notes: Thanksgiving

Hebrew: 1 Chronicles 29:13 Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.

Bible Notes: Soul and Body

Hebrew: Job 19:25 For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at thelatter day upon the earth:

Innocent at every age

Several months ago, I left for a meeting one night, leaving my husband to watch our toddler and infant.

A parent's thoughts

It’s comforting to know that we are all God’s children.
Hebrew: Isaiah 45:12 I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.
About three years ago it came time for me to move.

Let's talk turkey

In early June, my wife and I were working in our yard.
Hebrew: KJV Micah 7:19 He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.