When the Place We Expect to Be Safe Isn't
Then put away the foreign gods that are among you, and incline your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel.
— Joshua 24:23
Wisdom is radiant and unfading, and she is easily discerned by those who love her, and is found by those who seek her.
— Wisdom 6:12
…as if someone fled from a lion, and was met by a bear; or went into the house and rested a hand against the wall, and was bitten by a snake.
— Amos 5:19
The Promise Beyond What We Know
Beloved, we are God's children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed.
— 1 John 3:2
The Family Resemblance of God's Children
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
— Matthew 5:9
When Respect Becomes Reverence
And call no one your father on earth, for you have one Father—the one in heaven.
— Matthew 23:9
The Love That Teaches Us to Be Free
As you know, we dealt with each one of you like a father with his children.
— 1 Thessalonians 2:11
The Quiet Deliverance from Fear
I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me out of all my terror.
— Psalm 34:4
When Other People's Choices Become Our Suffering
Because of the wickedness of those who dwell there.
— Psalm 107:34
Why are you so full of heaviness, O my soul? And why are you so disquieted within me?
— Psalm 43:5
