CROWNING WITH THORNS

"And rend your hearts , and not your garments and turn to the Lord your God : for He is gracious and merciful , patient and rich in...

"And he shewed me a river of water of life , clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb . In the midst of the...

"A psalm for David. The Lord ruleth me: and I shall want nothing. He hath set me in a place of pasture. He hath brought me up, on the...

"And these signs shall follow them that believe: In my name they shall cast out devils . They shall speak with new tongues . They shall...

"And Jesus answered him: The first commandment of all is, Hear, O Israel: the Lord thy God is one God. And thou shalt love the Lord thy...

"And hath made of one, all mankind , to dwell upon the whole face of the earth, determining appointed times and the limits of their...

"Then shall the king say to them that shall be on his right hand: Come, ye blessed of my Father, possess you the kingdom prepared for you...

"...the only way by which a religious can become a saint and be saved, is to observe her Rule..." "...every religious who gives bad...

"The fool steps boldly into a house, while the well-bred man remains outside; A boor peeps through the doorway of a house, but a cultured...

"The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the protector of my life: of whom shall I be afraid? Whilst the...

"I will not leave you orphans: I will come to you. Yet a little while and the world seeth me no more. But you see me: because I live, and...

"And now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and formed thee, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed thee, and called thee...

"And lest the greatness of the revelations should exalt me, there was given me a sting of my flesh, an angel of Satan, to buffet me. For...

"Can a woman forget her infant, so as not to have pity on the son of her womb? and if she should forget, yet will not I forget thee....

"Jesus saith to him: If thou wilt be perfect, go sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and...

"Despised, and the most abject of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with infirmity: and his look was as it were hidden and despised,...

"As the hart panteth after the fountains of water, so my soul panteth after thee, O God. My soul hath thirsted after the strong living...

"he that hath two coats, let him give to him that hath none."

"Put me as a seal upon thy heart, as a seal upon thy arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy as hard as hell, the lamps thereof are...

A Call Back to Our First Love - RELEVANT (Jaunary 2018) Our beautiful Jesus. Our blessed Savior. Our precious Redeemer. Our Lover. Our Everything. Where has our attention gone? Have we completely lost focus on the Only Thing that matters in our lives, our First Love?  More and more, I am noticing the shift that has occurred. The alarming shift away from adoring our Beloved in true relationship with Him toward merely seeking the benefits of a relationship with Him. With urgen