However, He is also a trusty shield. “The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God. . .” [Psalm 47:9]. Humankind have made their shields and will lay them down at HIS feet. No matter what they are made of, timber, leather, bronze,…
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As we consider scripture and read about the saints of old we see the privileges they extolled and the lifestyle they proffered and expected, which was wholly focussed on God. David, the sweet Psalmist, could say “For the zeal of thy house has eaten [or consumes] me up…” [Psalm 69:9]. This significant message of his…
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This statement is “presented by Edward Stourton, a practising Catholic. He’s not your average Mass-goer, however. He comes from a well-connected family and is close to two of the supreme networkers in the English church, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, former Archbishop of Westminster, and Lord Patten of Barnes, former chairman of the BBC Trust and chancellor…
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The last verse of a national hymn reads thus: Refresh thy people on their toilsome way, lead us from night to never-ending day; fill all our lives with love and grace divine, and glory, laud, and praise be ever thine.[1] This grand old hymn stirs our soul, awakens our trust, wrenches praise from our soul…
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We will not find rest in this life for life itself is full of labour and afflictions and gradual multiplistic infirmities. Mortification can stalk us, reproach can threaten us, and unfulfilled desires distress us. We tend to fidget over disgruntled expectations. Like Jacob, too often we find that we have married Leah not Rachel. Not…
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“A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.” [Pro. 11:25]. Thus a divine law is enacted by lifestyle. If we give we receive, it seems a God-given rule in life. The current belief in society is to earn as much as you can, save as much as you can in…
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