Pierced for Our Transgressions

30 Sunday Apr 2023

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I will praise the LORD!

Isaiah 53_5

Reading: Isaiah 53

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I Rise to Give You Thanks

29 Sunday Apr 2018

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I will praise Him!

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Foggy morning sunrise on Petrie Island — photo by David Kitz

n Heth

You are my portion, LORD;
    I have promised to obey your words.
I have sought your face with all my heart;
    be gracious to me according to your promise.
I have considered my ways
    and have turned my steps to your statutes.
I will hasten and not delay
    to obey your commands.
Though the wicked bind me with ropes,
    I will not forget your law.
At midnight I rise to give you thanks
    for your righteous laws.
I am a friend to all who fear you,
    to all who follow your precepts.
The earth is filled with your love, LORD;
    teach me your decrees.

(Psalm 119:57-64, NIV)

I Trust in Your Word

22 Sunday Apr 2018

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ו Waw

May your unfailing love come to me, LORD,
    your salvation, according to your promise;
then I can answer anyone who taunts me,
    for I trust in your word.
Never take your word of truth from my mouth,
    for I have put my hope in your laws.
I will always obey your law,
    forever and ever.
I will walk about in freedom,
    for I have sought out your precepts.
I will speak of your statutes before kings
    and will not be put to shame,
for I delight in your commands
    because I love them.
I reach out for your commands, which I love,
    that I may meditate on your decrees.

(Psalm 119:41-48, NIV)

Strengthen Me According to Your Word

15 Sunday Apr 2018

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ד Daleth

I am laid low in the dust;
    preserve my life according to your word.
I gave an account of my ways and you answered me;
    teach me your decrees.
Cause me to understand the way of your precepts,
    that I may meditate on your wonderful deeds.
My soul is weary with sorrow;
    strengthen me according to your word.
Keep me from deceitful ways;
    be gracious to me and teach me your law.
I have chosen the way of faithfulness;
    I have set my heart on your laws.
I hold fast to your statutes, LORD;
    do not let me be put to shame.
I run in the path of your commands,
    for you have broadened my understanding.

(Psalm 119:25-32, NIV)

None like you, Lord

02 Sunday Jul 2017

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Evening fishing near Durham, ON — photo by David Kitz

Among the gods there is none like you, Lord;
    no deeds can compare with yours.
All the nations you have made
    will come and worship before you, Lord;
    they will bring glory to your name.
For you are great and do marvelous deeds;
    you alone are God.

(Psalm 86:8-10, NIV)

Finding Rest

02 Sunday Apr 2017

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: My soul finds rest in God — photo by David Kitz

Yes, my soul, find rest in God;
    my hope comes from him.
Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
    he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
My salvation and my honor depend on God;
    he is my mighty rock, my refuge.
Trust in him at all times, you people;
    pour out your hearts to him,
    for God is our refuge.

(Psalm 62:5-8, NIV)

A Freewill Offering

26 Sunday Mar 2017

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: Light my path, Lord — photo by David Kitz

I will sacrifice a freewill offering to you;
I will praise your name, LORD, for it is good.
You have delivered me from all my troubles,
and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes.

(Psalm 54:6-7, NIV)

Flourishing in the House of God

19 Sunday Mar 2017

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I will praise Him!

: Flourishing in God’s House, Grey Nuns Park — photo by David Kitz

But I am like an olive tree
    flourishing in the house of God;
I trust in God’s unfailing love
    for ever and ever.
For what you have done I will always praise you
    in the presence of your faithful people.
And I will hope in your name,
    for your name is good.

(Psalm 52:8-9, NIV)

Create in Me a Pure Heart

12 Sunday Mar 2017

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Create in me a pure heart, O God,
    and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Do not cast me from your presence
    or take your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of your salvation
    and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.

(Psalm 51:10-12, NIV)

We Meditate on your Unfailing Love

05 Sunday Mar 2017

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Within your temple, O God,
    we meditate on your unfailing love.
Like your name, O God,
    your praise reaches to the ends of the earth;
    your right hand is filled with righteousness.
Mount Zion rejoices,
    the villages of Judah are glad
    because of your judgments.

(Psalm 48:9-11, NIV)