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Still not adjusted to my situation after 6 years. Feeling doomed to suffer
- By Grafted In
- Requests for Christian Advice
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Yes!A lot of misfortune - results from bad treatment/circumstances and partially also some bad decisions on your side ... Get counselling/coaching/Pastoral care from a believer/church etc. It will be very difficult to detangle this messy situation and stabilise the emotions that go with that on your own. Try to harmonise the relation with your ex - you both need to co-parent; don't be negative about him towards the children (even when you feel this is warranted). I wish/pray you blessing
With emphasis on the choices you made.
Look at David!
You can be forgiven, but The Lord doesn't always remove the consequences in this world.
All I know to suggest is to seek His face.
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Travel: This overshadowed European capital was formed by crusades and shaped by the Reformation
- By Michie
RIGA, Latvia — The spires and pinnacles of old churches rise above cobblestone streets lined with red-brick buildings and pastel-hued facades that reflect centuries of conquest, trade and confession.
Overshadowed by better-known European capitals, this city, the capital of Latvia, offers readers of this column a quintessential Old World experience without the crowds.
Riga, as we know it, was founded in 1201 by Bishop Albert von Buxhoeveden, a German who was more than just a prelate. He was also a crusader, as this swath of Northern Europe — the lands of the modern Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania — was the last pagan stronghold in Christian Europe. Much of the Christianization of the Baltic tribes that called this land home came by the sword of the Teutonic knights.
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Travel: This overshadowed European capital was formed by crusades and shaped by the Reformation
The spires and pinnacles of old churches rise above cobblestone streets lined with red-brick buildings and pastel-hued facades that reflect centuries of conquest, trade and confession
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Lord Bless Me With Good People
- By DejiDara
- The Junk Drawer
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Lol okayI trust God to have me be how He wants.
And it is not in order to get people to do what I want
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Sixth Sunday After Pentecost propers & commentary
- By johnnypapa
- One Bread, One Body - Catholic
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Goffine’s Devout Instruction the the Epistle and Gospel
The most perfect love
- By Michie
- One Bread, One Body - Catholic
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Today is July 20, the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
We read at today’s Mass, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her” (Lk 10:41-42).
For many of us, these words feel challenging. Like Martha, we often carry concerns and responsibilities that weigh on our hearts. When Jesus speaks of Mary choosing the better part, it may sound as though he is dismissing Martha’s efforts. But that is not what is happening. Jesus is gently reminding us that only one thing matters in the end: the love we give and receive in him.
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati lived this balance between Martha and Mary. His life was a steady rhythm of prayer and action. He never neglected daily Mass or time spent with the Lord, yet he also threw himself into service. He called this his “Apostolate of Charity.”
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We read at today’s Mass, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her” (Lk 10:41-42).
For many of us, these words feel challenging. Like Martha, we often carry concerns and responsibilities that weigh on our hearts. When Jesus speaks of Mary choosing the better part, it may sound as though he is dismissing Martha’s efforts. But that is not what is happening. Jesus is gently reminding us that only one thing matters in the end: the love we give and receive in him.
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati lived this balance between Martha and Mary. His life was a steady rhythm of prayer and action. He never neglected daily Mass or time spent with the Lord, yet he also threw himself into service. He called this his “Apostolate of Charity.”
‘Based on charity’
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The most perfect love
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati’s devoted prayer and service reveal Jesus’ invitation to choose love over anxiety.
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Gay Blessings Will Remain Under Pope Leo Vatican Chief Says
- By JimR-OCDS
- One Bread, One Body - Catholic
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This has nothing to do with the video in the OP, by Fr Leo.
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anyone know anything about Gematria?
- By Benaiah468
- MILLENNIALS (1981 to 1998)
- 98 Replies
In the beginning
בראשית
are the first words of the Bible.
In Hebrew, the word Bereshit appears here.
The first letter of this word is the letter
where one might have expected the letter A, the number 1, G-d, Alef.
The first letter of the first word of the Bible means house
To expand on this, one could say that it is the house of G-d.
The letter bet at the beginning of a word means in, meaning in the house.
Here, the letter bet is attached to the word reshith, which means firstborn.
Thus, the word bereshit stands for the firstborn (son) in the house of G-d.
The second letter is
which means head.
Translated, the two letters mean son, the second reference in bereshit that points to a son, and that he will preside over the house.
The third letter is Alef and means ox.
The ox is considered a symbol of peacefulness, patience, suffering, passivity, and good-natured strength.
These first three letters
form the Hebrew word bara (create), which is also the second word in the Bible. The first three letters of the script together form:
1) the house of G-d
2) the firstborn son, and
3) the act of creation.
The fourth letter of the word Bereshit is
It stands for the name of the Almighty G-d el Shadday and that of fire:
Understand therefore this day, that the Lord thy G-d is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire Deu 9:3a
The letter also appears on the mezuzah, which means doorpost, and refers to a scroll attached to the doorpost that has significance and use in Judaism
This goes back to several passages in the Torah:
And thou shalt write them [these words] upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates. Deu 6:9 .11:20
The last two letters of the word Bereshit are yud (hand) and tav (sign/cross)
Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, 1 Pe 2:24a
Lord Jesus told His disciples that He was the Alef and Tav
Alef (ox) stands for strength and Tav (sign) for the cross, so together they mean the strength of the cross.
For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of G-d. 1 Cor 1:18
When we bring all this together, the first word of Scripture can be interpreted to mean
The firstborn (firstfruits) will build (create) the house of G-d. He will be the head of the house of G-d (the household of G-d), a consuming fire (of the covenant), the almighty G-d, with G-d whose hands are on the cross, who is the strength of the cross.
In the beginning G-d created the heaven and the earth. Gen 1:1
Bereshit bara Elohim et hashamayim ve'et ha'arets
The first word of the Bible,
In the beginning
Bereshit
The word Bereshit, composed with the broader meaning of the Hebrew characters, means
Meaning:
The Son of G-d is killed (or murdered) by his own hand on a cross.
The first word of the Bible, Bereshit, thus already points to the REDEMPTION of mankind through the SON OF G-D. That Christ would come as the Lamb of G-d to redeem lost mankind from their sins was established in the heart of G-d from eternity. He acted according to His own will before the foundation of the world. The center of His eternal counsel is His beloved Son, and in Him also we, you and I. This reveals the incomparable majesty of the risen Christ and the redemption wrought by His death on the cross.
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. Isa 53:5
In Revelation, this Lamb is called the Lamb that was slain from the creation of the world. Christ as the Lamb of G-d was not an afterthought of G-d
Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, 1 Pe 1:20a
The second word of the Bible in Hebrew, bara, is also the first verb
Meaning:
The Son of G-d is (bara = created) the Creator.
G-d Himself thus distinguishes Jesus as the creator of all things
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with G-d, and the Word was G-d. The same was in the beginning with G-d. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. John 1:1-3
For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: Col 1:16
But not only that; from the beginning it was determined that he would be our Redeemer.
בראשית
are the first words of the Bible.
In Hebrew, the word Bereshit appears here.
The first letter of this word is the letter
where one might have expected the letter A, the number 1, G-d, Alef.
The first letter of the first word of the Bible means house
To expand on this, one could say that it is the house of G-d.
The letter bet at the beginning of a word means in, meaning in the house.
Here, the letter bet is attached to the word reshith, which means firstborn.
Thus, the word bereshit stands for the firstborn (son) in the house of G-d.
The second letter is
which means head.
Translated, the two letters mean son, the second reference in bereshit that points to a son, and that he will preside over the house.
The third letter is Alef and means ox.
The ox is considered a symbol of peacefulness, patience, suffering, passivity, and good-natured strength.
These first three letters
form the Hebrew word bara (create), which is also the second word in the Bible. The first three letters of the script together form:
1) the house of G-d
2) the firstborn son, and
3) the act of creation.
The fourth letter of the word Bereshit is
It stands for the name of the Almighty G-d el Shadday and that of fire:
Understand therefore this day, that the Lord thy G-d is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire Deu 9:3a
The letter also appears on the mezuzah, which means doorpost, and refers to a scroll attached to the doorpost that has significance and use in Judaism
This goes back to several passages in the Torah:
And thou shalt write them [these words] upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates. Deu 6:9 .11:20
The last two letters of the word Bereshit are yud (hand) and tav (sign/cross)
Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, 1 Pe 2:24a
Lord Jesus told His disciples that He was the Alef and Tav
Alef (ox) stands for strength and Tav (sign) for the cross, so together they mean the strength of the cross.
For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of G-d. 1 Cor 1:18
When we bring all this together, the first word of Scripture can be interpreted to mean
The firstborn (firstfruits) will build (create) the house of G-d. He will be the head of the house of G-d (the household of G-d), a consuming fire (of the covenant), the almighty G-d, with G-d whose hands are on the cross, who is the strength of the cross.
In the beginning G-d created the heaven and the earth. Gen 1:1
Bereshit bara Elohim et hashamayim ve'et ha'arets
The first word of the Bible,
In the beginning
Bereshit
The word Bereshit, composed with the broader meaning of the Hebrew characters, means
Meaning:
The Son of G-d is killed (or murdered) by his own hand on a cross.
The first word of the Bible, Bereshit, thus already points to the REDEMPTION of mankind through the SON OF G-D. That Christ would come as the Lamb of G-d to redeem lost mankind from their sins was established in the heart of G-d from eternity. He acted according to His own will before the foundation of the world. The center of His eternal counsel is His beloved Son, and in Him also we, you and I. This reveals the incomparable majesty of the risen Christ and the redemption wrought by His death on the cross.
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. Isa 53:5
In Revelation, this Lamb is called the Lamb that was slain from the creation of the world. Christ as the Lamb of G-d was not an afterthought of G-d
Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, 1 Pe 1:20a
The second word of the Bible in Hebrew, bara, is also the first verb
Meaning:
The Son of G-d is (bara = created) the Creator.
G-d Himself thus distinguishes Jesus as the creator of all things
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with G-d, and the Word was G-d. The same was in the beginning with G-d. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. John 1:1-3
For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: Col 1:16
But not only that; from the beginning it was determined that he would be our Redeemer.
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Nurse cleared of gross misconduct for complaining about man in women's changing room
- By Michie
A nurse in Scotland who was suspended after raising concerns about women being forced to share the women's changing room with a male doctor who identified as transgender has been cleared of gross misconduct. The internal investigation by her employer concluded that there was insufficient evidence to support the allegations made against her.
Sandie Peggie, an accident and emergency nurse at NHS Fife, was informed this week that accusations of misconduct, patient care failures and misgendering had not been upheld, Nursing Times reported.
Her lawyer, Margaret Gribbon, confirmed that the disciplinary process had ended with no finding of wrongdoing, following an 18-month-long inquiry by the health board.
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Sandie Peggie, an accident and emergency nurse at NHS Fife, was informed this week that accusations of misconduct, patient care failures and misgendering had not been upheld, Nursing Times reported.
Her lawyer, Margaret Gribbon, confirmed that the disciplinary process had ended with no finding of wrongdoing, following an 18-month-long inquiry by the health board.
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Nurse cleared of gross misconduct for complaining about man in women's changing room
A nurse in Scotland who was suspended after raising concerns about women being forced to share the women s changing room with a male doctor who identified as transgender has been cleared of gross
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