"Now before the Feast of the Passover, Jesus knowing that His hour had come that He would depart out of this world to the father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end."
Luke 8:40-56 (GNT) 40 When Jesus returned to the other side of the lake, the people welcomed him, because they had all been waiting for him. 41 Then a man named Jairus arrived; he was an official in the local synagogue. He threw himself down at Jesus' feet and begged him to go to his home, 42 because his only daughter, who was twelve years old, was dying. As Jesus went along, the people were crowding him from every side. 43 Among them was a woman who had suffered from severe bleeding for twelve years; she had spent all she had on doctors, but no one had been able to cure her. 44 She came up in the crowd behind Jesus and touched the edge of his cloak, and her bleeding stopped at once. 45 Jesus asked, "Who touched me?" Everyone denied it, and Peter said, "Master, the people are all around you and crowding in on you." 46 But Jesus said, "Someone touched me, for I knew it when power went out of me." 47 The woman saw that she had been found o...
Psalm 65.1-13 (A psalm by David and a song for the music leader.) God Answers Prayer Our God, you deserve praise in Zion, where we keep our promises to you. Everyone will come to you because you answer prayer. Our terrible sins get us down, but you forgive us. You bless your chosen ones, and you invite them to live near you in your temple. We will enjoy your house, the sacred temple. Our God, you save us, and your fearsome deeds answer our prayers for justice! You give hope to people everywhere on earth, even those across the sea. You are strong, and your mighty power put the mountains in place. You silence the roaring waves and the noisy shouts of the nations. People far away marvel at your fearsome deeds, and all who live under the sun celebrate and sing because of you. You take care of the earth and send rain to help the soil grow all kinds of crops. Your rivers never run dry, and you prepare the earth to produce much grain. You water all of its fields and level the lumpy ground...
John 8.12-30
Jesus Is the Light for the World
Once again Jesus spoke to the people. This time he said, "I am the
light for the world! Follow me, and you won't be walking in the dark.
You will have the light that gives life." The Pharisees objected, "You
are the only one speaking for yourself, and what you say isn't true!"
Jesus replied: Even if I do speak for myself, what I say is true! I
know where I came from and where I am going. But you don't know where
I am from or where I am going. You judge in the same way that
everyone else does, but I don't judge anyone. If I did judge, I would
judge fairly, because I would not be doing it alone. The Father who
sent me is here with me. Your Law requires two witnesses to prove
that something is true. I am one of my witnesses, and the Father who
sent me is the other one. "Where is your Father?" they asked. "You
don't know me or my Father!" Jesus answered. "If yo...
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