“He ordered them to take nothing for their Journey except a staff; no bread, no bag, no money in their belts … So they went out and proclaimed that all should repent.” ~ unknown (Mark 6:8-12) It will be of initial interest to note that while Mark (the original Gospel – penned first, and […]
“In the world you face persecution. But take courage; for I have conquered the world.” ~ Jesus (John 16:33) First of all, please note that Jesus is not claiming that he has conquered the world itself, otherwise he would have accepted the kingship offered him by Satan (which he rejected in Matthew 4:8-10), the […]
“If you wish to be perfect then go, sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor. Then you will have Treasure in Heaven … Afterwards, come and follow me.” ~ Jesus (Matthew 19:21) First & foremost, despite the ego’s flagrantly errant protestations to the contrary (e.g. “But I’m only human,” “But […]
“Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from Above; coming down from the Father of Lights – with whom there is no variation, nor shadow due to change.” ~ James (James 1:17) Alot of folks give James a bad rap due to the whole “faith vs works” debate he seemed to have […]
“Those who are noble plan noble things, and by noble things they stand.” ~ unknown (Isaiah 32:8) First & foremost, it is crucial to remember that true nobility is actually a verb – it is the raw actualization of selflessness both in our dealings with the circumstances that come to us and the others […]
“And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the Glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are in this moment being transformed into the same image – from one degree of Glory to another. ” ~ Paul (2 Corinthians 3:18) I love this one because a) it is “spot on” & b) […]
“Why don’t you just pair ‘em up in threes?” ~ Yogi Berra Interestingly enough, this is exactly what God (YHWH) would have done in the Beginning – had the Elohim not interfered and made their creation (including humanity – the creation in which we currently reside) incomplete. The evidence for this is seen in […]
“I have said these things to you that my Joy might be in you, and that your Joy would be complete.” ~ Jesus (John 15:11) The base-line for interpreting any of Jesus’ teachings: does the interpretation bring immediate Joy (the gestalt of the Fruits of the Spirit). If it doesn’t when applied to any situation […]
“To allow your Self to be led, stop blindly following.” ~ Jesus Christ As it turns out, it is actually the text of John 14:4 that is being echoed here, for indeed we all innately “know the place to where [Jesus] was going” … Consider: *We know the way to Love is via Caring […]
Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000236 EndHTML:0000008557 StartFragment:0000002426 EndFragment:0000008521 SourceURL:file://localhost/Users/nealyasami/Desktop/my%20favorite%20verses%20-%20Vol%20II%20(Mar%202015%20to%20%20mid%202015).doc As far as I am concerned, people are allowed to label me & judge me & criticize me & even insult me however they wish. My job is simply to keep Loving them all — especially my critics — while continuing to openly & courageously share my message of […]
“Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the real will of God—what is good and what is acceptable and what is perfect.” ~ Romans 12:2 A dear Friend recently commented on the nature of humanity’s relationship to God, essentially […]
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