Do you have a favorite Bible verse?

[bprincess]

Thanks for the Dis Welcome Buckalew! No, I'm not near Statesville.... I'm closer to the coast of NC. Only 12 hours to WDW via Interstate 95. Yippee

 

[Buckalew]

Ah! I am about 12 hours away too!
We like to visit the NC coast when not going to WDW. I love Sunset Beach!!

 

[Robinrs]

Welcome from me, too, bprincess! What a wonderful way to meet you!

And Catzeyes, my soul just smiled when I saw your name. After reading Dan's post on the CB about you today and to see you quoting scripture here reassures me that your future is more than bright.

May the joy of the lord be with all of you forEVER!

 

[Pin Wizard]

From the Book of Matthew:

And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,

5:3
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

5:4
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

5:5
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

5:6
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

5:7
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

5:8
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

5:9
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

5:10
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

5:11
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

5:12
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

 

[CRB#33]

Since the Beatitudes are my favorite also, Pin Wizard, I thought I would post the prayer of St. Francis of Assissi. I think it is a beautiful prayer and says so much about how to live our lives.

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
...where there is injury, pardon;
...where there is doubt, faith;
...where there is despair, hope;
...where there is darkness, light;
...where there is sadness, joy;

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
...to be consoled as to console;
...to be understood as to understand;
...to be loved as to love.

For it is in giving that we receive;
...it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
...and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

Someone wrote beautiful music to this prayer and it was sung at my mothers funeral by a woman with the voice of an angel.The music rises and soars at the end. Just gorgeous.

It just speaks volumes to me.

 

[Pin Wizard]

That's one of the ones that's a killer for me because it was sung at too many funerals I've been to.

 

[Pam]

And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God.
- Ruth 1:16

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
- Psalms 46:1

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal: a time to break down, and a time to build up:
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together, a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
- Ecclesiastes 3, verses 1-8