Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire.
You have hoarded treasure in the last days. Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter. You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.
Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains. You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near. Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!
Brothers, as an example of patience in affliction, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.
Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises. Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail. Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.
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James 5:19-20 (JDV)
James 5:19 My brothers and sisters, if any among you strays from the truth, and someone turns him back,James 5:20 let that person know that whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his throat from death and cover a great number of failures.
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Those brothers and sisters all around us as we pray and…
Lent 6: Lord Teach Me To Pray/Give Your Heart to God
Lent 6 Prayers of the People & Lament, Hosanna, Save me, Giving space for real sadness and deep lament for the pain that comes with living is a gift that God gives us so that we do not have to suffer lonely or unheard. When the children say “Hosanna” Save us, it is because our suffering deserves to be named. Imprecation prayer is a type of prayer that exists to name all of the injustices of the…
James 5:1-20 | Warning: Folly of Materialism
[Proverbs 23:1-5; 1 Timothy 6:17-19]
¹ Come now, you who are rich, weep & wail for the
misery to come upon you. ² Your riches have rotted
& moths have eaten your clothes.
³ Your gold & silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you & consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days. ⁴ Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the LORD of HOSTS.
⁵ You have lived on Earth in luxury & self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter. ⁶ You have condemned & murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.
⁷ Be patient, then, brothers, until the LORD's Coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall & spring rains.
⁸ You too, be patient & strengthen your hearts,
because the LORD's Coming is near. ⁹ Do not
complain about one another, brothers, so that
you will not be judged.
Look, the Judge is standing at the door!
¹⁰ Brothers, as an example of patience in affliction,
take the Prophets who spoke in the Name of the
LORD. ¹¹ See how blessed we consider those who
have persevered.
You have heard of Job’s perseverance & have seen
the outcome from the LORD. The LORD is full of
compassion & mercy.
¹² Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by
Heaven or Earth or by any other oath. Simply
let your “Yes” be yes, & your “No,” no, so that
you will not fall under judgment.
¹³ Is any one of you suffering? He should pray.
Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.
¹⁴ Is any one of you sick? HE should call the elders of the Church to pray over him & anoint him with oil in the Name of the LORD. ¹⁵ & the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The LORD will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. ¹⁶ Therefore confess your sins to each other & pray for each other so you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail. ¹⁷ Elijah was a man just like us. HE prayed earnestly that it would not rain, & it did not rain on the land for three & a half years. ¹⁸ Again he prayed, & the HEavens gave rain, & the Earth yielded its crops. ¹⁹ MY brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth & someone should bring him back, ²⁰ consider this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death & cover over a multitude of sins.
James 5.7-20
Knowing that the Lord is coming, how then shall we live in the chaos of the various trials that we find ourselves in? With patient endurance. Waiting for the Lord, and waiting through our circumstances. Prayer will be an integral part of that. Prayer for wisdom in our suffering. But also prayer for others who are weak and have strayed, trusting that the Lord will restore them and…
(Spoilers for seasons 1-2 of TMA) HAPPY NEW YEARS!!!!
I got hyperfixated on The Magnus Archives back in November and now I can finally post some fanart for it! Here's my season 1 and 2 dump. I have much more stuff for the later seasons, which I will be posting soon hopefully.
Enjoy my drawings of the Eye's special little boy!!!!!
people who aren’t in the house md fandom assume that the batshit craziness of these plotlines starts and ends with the old man yaoi and the malpractice. you all think you understand? [grabs you by the face] listen to me closely. these patients specifically seek out house because he’s known as the capital-G God of diagnostics. on MULTIPLE occasions someone has come in with seizures, coughing up blood, in multi-system organ failure and the team is like “it says here in the chart that you’ve had sex before?… yeah so we have concluded that ur allergic to cum :/ sorry.” and then are genuinely shocked when their treatment of “no more taking big fat loads from peanis” doesn’t reverse sepsis. this is a medical drama. about medical mysteries
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James 5:13-18 (JDV)
James 5:13 Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.James 5:14 Is anyone among you sick? He should call for the elders of the congregation, and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.James 5:15 The prayer of faith will…
Regulus, after James tells him to apologize for something: Okay, I will do it. But I have to warn you, this may make me a better person, and that is not the man you fell in love with!
God is Answering Our Prayer for Restoration
These are just a few of the special friends that the Lord has brought into our life who have become like family to us. From the top going clockwise: Yudy, Petri, Dawn, Dave, Roberto, Eliel, Jessica, Tirsa, Sarvia, Berenice, Mariel, Jose Luis, Blanca & Federico; Eliel & Jessica with Sarvia & Tirsa; Juan, Viki, Lucy, Jorge, Dave, Dawn, Blanca and…