Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †
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“Do not gloat over me, my enemies! For though I fall, I will rise again. Though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.” – Micah 7:8
“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” – Hebrews 11:1
“And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” – Hebrews 11:6
The Weekly Encouragement:
“I Believe You”
“Breaking Through”
“Keep Me In The Moment”
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JERUSALEM THE GOLDEN
But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written, “I believed, and therefore I spoke.” We also believe, and therefore we also speak, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus, and will present us with you. For all things are for your sakes, that the grace, being multiplied through the many, may cause the thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.
Therefore we don’t faint, but though our outward person is decaying, yet our inward person is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory, while we don’t look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.
— 2 Corinthians 4: 13 – 18
1. Jerusalem the golden, With milk and honey blest —
The promise of salvation, The place of peace and rest —
We know not, oh we know not, what joys await us there;
The radiancy of glory, The bliss beyond compare!
2. Within those walls of Zion, Sounds forth the joyful song,
As saints join with the angels And all the martyrs throng.
The Prince is ever with them; The daylight is serene;
The city of the blessed Shines bright with glrorious sheen.
3. Around the throne of David, The saints from care released,
Raise loud their sounds of triumph To celebrate the feast.
They sing to Christ their leader, Who conquered in the fight,
Who won for them forever Their gleaming robes of white.
4 ∆ O sweet and blessed country, The home of God’s elect!
O sweet and blessed country That faithful hearts expect!
In mercy, Jesus bring us To that eternal rest
With You and God the Father, And Spirit ever blest.
The text of this hymn was written by Bernard of Cluny, a 12th century monk. His prolific writings included criticism of what he regarded as moral decay in the Western Church of his time.