Psalm 103:15
As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
The fragility of life is not bad news; it is an invitation to live awake. Notice the colors of October while they are here. Brevity is a teacher.
Daily Scripture
A verse for today
One passage each day, chosen to carry you back to stillness. Sit with it, pray it, return to it.
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Psalm 127:1
Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
Luke 2:19
But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
Deuteronomy 6:6
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart.
Proverbs 1:8
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.