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The God Squad: Unconditional forgiveness
“Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.” – Mark Twain
I have been deeply touched by the flood of mail from Catholic readers who have appreciated that a rabbi could have some spiritually helpful insights on the new papacy of Leo IV. Here, a Protestant reader, R, shares her soul’s ...Read more

The God Squad: What you want in the new pope
I recently offered up my list of qualities I hoped to see in the new pope and asked you, dear readers, to share with me your hopes.
Now that we joyously have welcomed Pope Leo IV we can begin to match up our lists and his papacy. I did not include in my list a pope who is a White Sox fan, who has a COSTCO card, who loves Chicago deep-dish pizza...Read more

The God Squad: What I want from the new pope?
Q: What do you as a rabbi want from the new pope? – (From F)
A: As it turns out, I want the same things from a new pope that I would want from a new rabbi – plus the ability to run a worldwide, multicultural, multi-billion-dollar institution representing more than a billion Catholics.
I want a pope who believes that Christ...Read more

The God Squad: RIP Pope Francis
Many notes of reflection on the passing of the pope. This from my friend F in Wisconsin:
“When he was a teenager, he loved to play basketball. Then, in his 20s, he had life-threatening pneumonia and part of a lung was removed. No more basketball for that young man! He became a priest after being inspired by a priest. John Paul II made him...Read more
Meditation 4/17 - 4/23: Be Filled With Joy - Rms 15:7-13 NASB
May you be filled with joy
Therefore, accept one another, just as Christ also accepted us to the glory of God.
For I say that Christ has become a servant to the circumcision on behalf of the truth of God to confirm the promises given to the fathers, and for the Gentiles to glorify God for His mercy; as it is written,
"THEREFORE I WILL ...Read more
Meditation 9/25 - 10/1 - The Lord's Servant CEV
Everyone, listen,
even you foreign nations
across the sea.
The LORD chose me
and gave me a name
before I was born.
He made my words pierce
like a sharp sword
or a pointed arrow;
he kept me safely hidden
in the palm of his hand.
The LORD said to me,
"Israel, you are my servant;
and ...Read more
Looking Unto Jesus: Our God and Saviour!
Looking for that blessed hope,
and the glorious appearing of
the great God and our
Saviour Jesus Christ;
Titus 2:13 KJV
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My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield and the horn of my salvation.
He is my stronghold, my refuge and my
savior-- from violent men you save me.
2 Samuel 22:3 NIV...Read more
Meditation 9/21 - 10/1 - The Lord's Servant CEV
Everyone, listen,
even you foreign nations
across the sea.
The LORD chose me
and gave me a name
before I was born.
He made my words pierce
like a sharp sword
or a pointed arrow;
he kept me safely hidden
in the palm of his hand.
The LORD said to me,
"Israel, you are my servant;
and ...Read more
Looking Unto Jesus: Our God and Saviour!
Looking for that blessed hope,
and the glorious appearing of
the great God and our
Saviour Jesus Christ;
Titus 2:13 KJV
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My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield and the horn of my salvation.
He is my stronghold, my refuge and my
savior-- from violent men you save me.
2 Samuel 22:3 NIV...Read more
Meditation 9/25 - 10/1 - The Lord's Servant NLT
Listen to me, all of you in far-off lands!
The LORD called me before my birth;
from within the womb he called me by name.
He made my words of judgment as sharp as a sword.
He has hidden me in the shadow of his hand.
I am like a sharp arrow in his quiver.
He said to me, "You are my servant, Israel,
and you will bring ...Read more
Looking Unto Jesus: Our God and Saviour!
Looking unto Jesus!
Looking for that blessed hope,
and the glorious appearing of
the great God and our
Saviour Jesus Christ;
Titus 2:13 KJV
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And because of his words many more became believers. They said to the woman, "We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and...Read more
Meditation 9/25 - 10/1 - The Lord's Servant MSG
Listen, far-flung islands,
pay attention, faraway people:
GOD put me to work from the day I was born.
The moment I entered the world he named me.
He gave me speech that would cut and penetrate.
He kept his hand on me to protect me.
He made me his straight arrow
and hid me in his quiver.
He said to me, "You're my dear ...Read more
Looking Unto Jesus!
Looking for that blessed hope,
and the glorious appearing of
the great God and our
Saviour Jesus Christ;
Titus 2:13 KJV
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Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior.
Ephesians 5:23 NIV
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And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together, and ...Read more
Meditation 9/25 - 10/1 - The Lord's Servant NASB
Listen to Me, O islands,
And pay attention, you peoples from afar.
The LORD called Me from the womb;
From the body of My mother He named Me.
He has made My mouth like a sharp sword,
In the shadow of His hand He has concealed Me;
And He has also made Me a select arrow,
He has hidden Me in His quiver.
He said to Me, "...Read more
Looking for that blessed hope
Looking for that blessed hope,
and the glorious appearing of
the great God and our
Saviour Jesus Christ;
Titus 2:13 KJV
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O Hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress,
why are you like a stranger in the land,
like a traveler who stays only a night?
Jeremiah 14:8 NIV
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Turn ...Read more
Meditation 9/25 - 10/1- The Lord's Servant NASB
Listen to Me, O islands,
And pay attention, you peoples from afar.
The LORD called Me from the womb;
From the body of My mother He named Me.
He has made My mouth like a sharp sword,
In the shadow of His hand He has concealed Me;
And He has also made Me a select arrow,
He has hidden Me in His quiver.
He said to Me, "...Read more
Looking for that blessed hope
Looking for that blessed hope,
and the glorious appearing of
the great God and our
Saviour Jesus Christ;
Titus 2:13 KJV
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Declare what is to be, present it-- let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago, who declared it from the distant past? Was it not I, the LORD? And there is no God apart ...Read more
Meditation 9/25 - 10/1 - The Lord's Servant NASB
Listen to Me, O islands, And pay attention, you peoples from afar. The Lord called Me from the womb; From the body of My mother He named Me.
He has made My mouth like a sharp sword, In the shadow of His hand He has concealed Me; And He has also made Me a select arrow, He has hidden Me in His quiver.
He said to Me, "You are My Servant, Israel, ...Read more
I will see the goodness of the LORD
I am still confident of this:
I will see the goodness of the LORD
in the land of the living.
Wait for the LORD;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the LORD.
Psalm 27:13,14 NIV
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For the LORD will not cast off for ever:
But though He cause grief,
yet will He have compassion
...Read more
Meditation 9/25 - 10/1 - The Lord's Servant KJV
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people,
from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb;
from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention
of my name.
And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword;
in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me,
and made me a polished shaft;
in his quiver hath he hid me;
And ...Read more
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