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Inheritance
“We are your people, O Lord, and your inheritance.” (1 Kings 8:51, LH)
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Locating Hope
“And now, what is my hope? O Lord, my hope is in you.” (Psalm 39:8, BCP)
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Blessed and Called
“Blessed is he whom you choose and call to dwell in your courts. We are filled with the blessings of your house, of your holy temple.” (Psalm 65:4, LH)
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Running Streams
“Like the deer that yearns for running streams, so my soul is yearning for you, my God.” (Psalm 42:1, LH)
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Holy Day
“[Nehemiah said,] ‘This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn or weep.’” (Nehemiah 8:9b, NRSV)
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Before Dawn
“I rise before dawn and cry for help, I hope in your word.” (Psalm 119:147, LH)
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A Time to Turn
“Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.” (Isaiah 45:22, NRSV)
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A Ready Heart
“My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready. I will sing, I will sing your praise.” (Psalm 57:7, LH)
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Loyalty and Love
“Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who maintains covenant loyalty with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations….” (Deuteronomy 7:9, NRSV)
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Returning and Rending
“Return to me with your whole heart, with fasting, and weeping, and mourning; Rend your hearts, not your garments, and return to the Lord, your God. For gracious and merciful is he, slow to anger, rich in kindness, and relenting in punishment.” (Joel 2:12-13, LH)