Psalm 105:1-2,3-4,6-7, 8-9
R. (8a) The Lord remembers His Covenant forever.
Alleluia.
Give thanks to the LORD, invoke His Name;
make known among the nations His Deeds.
Sing to Him, sing His Praise,
proclaim all His Wondrous Deeds.
R. The Lord remembers His Covenant Forever.
Alleluia.
Glory in His Holy Name;
rejoice, O hearts that seek the LORD!
Look to the LORD in His Strength;
seek to serve Him constantly.
R. The Lord remembers His Covenant forever.
Alleluia.
You descendants of Abraham, His servants,
sons of Jacob, His Chosen Ones!
He, the LORD, is our God;
throughout the earth
His judgments prevail.
R. The Lord remembers
His Covenant forever.
Alleluia.
He remembers forever His Covenant
which He made binding for a thousand generations—
Which He entered into with Abraham
and by His Oath to Isaac.
R. The Lord remembers His Covenant forever.
Alleluia.
Going with the angels to meet Jesus!
James 1:1-15
1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,
To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion:
Greetings.
2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds
For you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, Who gives generously
to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
6 But let Him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. 7 For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
9 Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, 10 and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away. 11 For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
For when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love Him. 13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and He Himself tempts no one. 14 But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. 15 Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth
death.
The Dispersion
The Diaspora, the dispersion of the Jewish population throughout the Empire, of major Jewish communities in most of the large cities of the Empire, all the way from the Persian Gulf on the east to Spain on the west.
Jesus said
John 7:32-36
Jesus had said was,
“I shall be with you a little longer, and then I go to Him Who sent me;
you will seek Me and you will not find Me; where I am you cannot come.”
These words utterly mystify and amaze His audience. They did not realize Jesus was speaking of His return to His Father in Heaven.
Some of them asked, “Where does this Man intend to go
that we shall not find Him?
Does He intend to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks
and teach the Greeks?”
If you were with Titus, assumed to be one of the 72 disciples, you would be in Crete.
The people who were part of the pilgrimage from Crete heard Jesus was having trouble within the Jerusalem Temple and Herod. They sought Him to come back with them to live, teach and preach. Titus returned to Crete and lived to be very old, getting to the 2nd Century AD.
Timothy held Paul up and lived to the 2nd Century. John the Beloved Disciple lived to be so old, many Church histories record he lived beyond the Emperors of Rome seeking his confinement on Patmos and went back to Ephesus. Bishops of the Church record his ideas on Scripture, culture, belief and endurance. Joy.
James, the brother of Jesus, like Lazarus and John, record in history two different deaths. 62 AD stoned to death on the order of High Priest Ananus ben Ananus. This could be Annas, history loves to change the spelling. Ben indicates the son of. James second recorded death is in 69 AD, by being thrown off the pinnacle of the Temple by scribes and Pharisees. This wasn't enough, and, then, James was clubbed to death.
John, the Beloved Disciple, went out two by two to villages ahead of Jesus. He and his brother James, the Less, experienced the Transfiguration. Getting a colt for Jesus to have for Palm Sunday. And James, died first of the Disciples and very quickly. James evidently was a favorite of Jesus' own heart.
Trials of various kinds
Let steadfastness
have its full effect,
that you may be perfect and complete,
lacking in nothing.
And Jesus gave John His Mother Mary. Two by two.
Count it all joy, my brothers
Let him ask God, Who gives generously to all without reproach,
and it will be given
Jesus Ascension, bringing in the Prophets
Alive from Good Friday
and the Rich in his humiliation,
because like a flower of the grass
he will pass away.
11 For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass;
its flower falls
and its beauty
Let the lowly brother boast in his Exaltation
So also
will the rich man
fade away in the midst of
his pursuits !
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial
For when he has stood the test
he will receive the crown of life,
which God has Promised
to those
who love Him.
Mark 1:14-15
14 Now after John The Baptist was arrested,
Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God,
and
Saying,
“The time is fulfilled,
and the Kingdom of God is at hand;
repent
and believe
in The Gospel.”
John 1:27
He is the One
Mark 16:15
New International Version
He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the Gospel
to all creation.
English Standard Version
And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the Gospel
to
the whole creation.
Berean Standard Bible
And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the Gospel
to
every creature.
Berean Literal Bible
And He said to them, "Having gone into all the world, proclaim the Gospel to all
the creation.
King James Bible
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to
every
creature.
New King James Version
And He said to them, “Go into all the world and
preach the Gospel
to every creature.
New American Standard Bible
And He said to them, “Go into all the world and
preach the Gospel
to all creation.
NASB 1995
And He said to them, “Go into all the world
and preach the Gospel
to all creation.
NASB 1977
And He said to them,
“Go into all the world and preach the Gospel
to
all creation.
Amplified Bible
And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to all
creation.
Christian Standard Bible
Then He said to them, “Go
into all the world
and preach the gospel to all creation.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then He said to them, “Go into all the world and
preach the gospel
to the whole creation.
American Standard Version
And He said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach
the Gospel to the whole creation.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And He said to them, “Go to the entire world and
preach my Good News
in all creation.”
The glory of the Family of God.
Abba, Father,
How are such mighty works
done by His Hands?
Jesus and His Works
are not Barbarism
Arrests
Riots
Knives
Poisons
death to the aged and innocent
Matthew 19:26
Jesus looked at them and said,
“With man it is impossible, but not with God.
For all things
are possible
with God.”
Jesus gives
Hope, Faith and Love
He calls this
LIFE
And asks us to have
ABUNDANT LIFE
Pray
For good health
for us both.
Peace surrounding us and in our home.
Thank you.
Honesty
Courage
Kindness
Not allowing opportunity
to be at the cost of
soul.
Knowing
Prayer
Your Gates are open, always
Your Heart open to our prayer
Post Plague Barbarism
We pray for
HONESTY
Worldwide Peace
to act as if we are worthy of Peace
Integrity
in Trade
Longevity
Perseverance
to be more
Heaven upon earth
FREEDOM
that does not involve
mercilessness
illicit gain
cruelty
we pray for the defeat of
Evil
Asking Jesus to
have what is
so wrong
meet Jesus
face to face today.
We began to lose our Freedom.
Integrity
Honesty
Goodness
Freedom grows again
as
a Light to the world.
Child Care
is a litmus
of capable humanity.
Children
when the innocent
are
protected
fed
Cherished at all living ages
Held firm in their innocence
Education is Trustworthy
Education is sincere
and affordable.
Not attacked in school by children
nor adults saying they are teachers.
News reports the failures.
To give able ability for the Safety
and Progress of Humanity.
We pray for the safety
of the children
at all ages.
Caring Health
is
a litmus
for Humanity.
Healthcare
is Care.
Affordable.
Not poisons
knives
and gases
nor lethal chemicals.
Housing
does not
Lie
and say providing more housing
while corporations gobble up housing
to charge extraordinary rent.
Any deviation from this
is mere
diversion.
Housing not lost in old age.
Families with managed
plans and Life with Long Range goals.
We pray for
those who
Govern
to Govern
with Love in their Hearts
and not control,
power
or greed.
Nor Malice.
In words, hatred and arrests
assisting the criminal
and ending safety.
We pray
for the
good growth
of Science
and Technology
and Health
to be
Philanthropic
and not control.
We thank You
You reveal
Good is Good
and evil grows in evil.
Let the Righteous
Prevail.
We ask in Jesus Christ.
Help us
Helper
Comfort
Comforter
Teacher
in our
human need
not
to allow
self-pity
guide us
in harm
false words
cruelty
as a crutch.
for the weather
to be more stable
as we stabilize
The Promotion of Goodness
The ability to provide for families
and their needs.
We pray for the
bravery
diligence
and
courage
for The Church
to speak against
the practices abhorrent
in the Scriptures.
To not be silent
or to agree with what is clearly wrong.
Father,
Forgive us
and we are
completely
clean.
Dwell in us
Dwell in those we love.
Help us each day to grow in Your Holy Spirit.
To have Your Blessings.
In Jesus Christ, we will
please You
and finish well.
And in Jesus
This Faith
and Love
- we will rise up
Believing Jesus.
Amen
♔ Lord Jesus Saves †
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