Our help is in the Name of the Lord –Psalm 124:8A (NRSVCE)
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Thanksgiving For Israel’s Deliverance
Our help is in the name of the Lord! (Psalm 124:8A)
If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, let Israel now say — If it had not been the Lord who was on our side when our enemies attacked us, then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their anger was kindled against us; then the flood would have swept us away, the torrent would have gone over us, then over us would have gone the raging waters. Blessed be the Lord who has not given us as prey to their teeth.
Our help is in the name of the Lord! (Psalm 124:8A)
We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the Fowlers, the snare is broken and we have escaped.
Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. –Psalm 124:1-8
Whom To Fear
Jesus said, “So have no fear of them, for nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered and nothing secret that will not become known. What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light and what you have whispered, proclaim from the housetops.
Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul, rather fear Him who can destroy both soul and body in Hell.
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father and even the hairs of your head are counted. So do not be afraid, you are of more value than many sparrows.
Everyone therefore acknowledge who acknowledges Me before others, I also will acknowledge before My Father in Heaven but whoever denies Me before others, I also will deny before My Father in Heaven.
Not Peace But Sword
Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace but a sword.
For I have come to set a man against his father and a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law and ones foes will be members of one’s own household.
Whoever loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; Whoever loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me; Whoever does not take up the Cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me. Those who find their life will lose it and those who lose their life for My sake will find it.
Rewards
Whoever welcomes you welcomes Me and whoever welcomes Me
welcomes the One who sent Me.Whoever welcomes a Prophet in the name of the Prophet will receive a Prophet’s reward and whoever welcomes a Righteous Person will receive the reward of the Righteous and whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a Disciple — truly I tell you, none of these will lose their reward.”
Now when Jesus had finished instructing His twelve Disciples, He went on from there to teach and proclaim His message in their cities. –Matthew 10:26-42; 11:1
Related: Today’s Bible Readings here and here on the Memorial of St. Bonaventure -USCCB
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