Ecclesiastes 11:7-8 NLT 'Light is sweet; how pleasant to see a new day dawning. When people live to be very old, let them rejoice in every day of life. But let them also remember there will be many dark days. Everything still to come is meaningless....
Hebrews 10:35-36 NLT 'So do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you! Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that he has promised....
Philippians 1:6 NLT 'And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.' Our Oratory garden is never still. Plants are flowering and trees blossomi...
Hebrews 4:14-16a NLT 'Since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe. This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did...
2 Timothy 1:8 NLT 'So never be ashamed to tell others about our Lord. And don’t be ashamed of me, either, even though I’m in prison for him. With the strength God gives you, be ready to suffer with me for the sake of the Good News.' Do you ever feel...
2 Timothy 1:6-7 NLT 'This is why I remind you to fan into flames the spiritual gift God gave you when I laid my hands on you. For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.' Years ago, I moved to Lee...
1 Peter 1:6-7 NLT 'So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while. These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold – though your faith...
1 Peter 5:7-8 NLT 'Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.' As a young man I was all emotion; rea...
1 Corinthians 10:13 NLT 'The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you c...
Deuteronomy 31:6 NLT 'So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you.' Have you ever been tempted to run away from life...
Exodus 6:9 NLT 'So Moses told the people of Israel what the Lord had said, but they refused to listen anymore. They had become too discouraged by the brutality of their slavery.' August is normally the heart of the British summer. Schools are...
John 14:5-6 NLT Thomas said: “We have no idea where you are going, so how can we know the way?” Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.” In an age of uncertainty such as our own, w...
1 Samuel 16:7 NLT But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” What is be...
Proverbs 29:1-2 NLT 'Whoever stubbornly refuses to accept criticism will suddenly be destroyed beyond recovery. When the godly are in authority, the people rejoice. But when the wicked are in power, they groan.' The word ‘justice’ is often quoted...
2 Chronicles 9:7-8 NLT 'How happy your people must be! What a privilege for your officials to stand here day after day, listening to your wisdom! Praise the Lord your God, who delights in you...' The search for happiness has been important for th...
