God did not want us to be alone, so he makes for Adam a partner. It is wonderful to see a couple preparing for marriage. They are full of the hopes and dreams for the future, but growing together as one takes time and work. We become hard hearted and marriage does not always last. But God made us to be in relationship, and if not with a spouse, with others.
Open the gates that the Lord may enter. When I read this I immediately think of the gates on the farm I grew up...
The Psalmist writes that God is his light and salvation, even though an army encamps against him. His trust is in God, and he...
Ezra reads from the book of the law and interprets what he reads. The people hear the word and receive it. They bow and...