1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
where does my help come from?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.3 He will not let your foot slip—
he who watches over you will not slumber;
4 indeed, he who watches over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.5 The Lord watches over you—
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the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
6 the sun…- https://www.thefuelcast.com/library/2025-12-1-jail-r25 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: ‘May those who love you be secure. 7 May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels.’ 8 For the sake of my family and friends, I will say, ‘Peace be within you.’ 9 For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek your prosperity. (Psalm 122)
1Unless the Lord builds the house, ♦
those who build it labour in vain.2Unless the Lord keeps the city, ♦
the guard keeps watch in vain.3It is in vain that you hasten to rise up early
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and go so late to rest, eating the bread of toil, ♦
for he gives his beloved sleep. RGive thanks to Yahweh, for he is good;
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for his loving kindness endures forever.
2 Give thanks to the God of gods;
for his loving kindness endures forever.
3 …https://www.thefuelcast.com/library/2025-05-5-listening-r25
1 By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept
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when we remembered Zion.
2 There on the poplars
…The easter story starts at the tomb.
If you ask Jewish people what the central story of their Bible is, they will usually say the Exodus, the story of their refugee ancestors being enslaved by the rulers of the Egyptian Empire, until God liberated them and led them to freedom somewhere between 1500 and 1200 BCE.
Sadly, the enslavement and mistreatment of refugees has happened too many times and to too many people over the centuries since then.
If you ask what the second most important biblical story in the Hebrew Scriptures is,…
moreYahweh, you have searched me,
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and you know me.
2 You know my sitting down and my rising up.
You perceive my thoughts from afar.
3 You search out my path and my lying down,
and are acquainted with all my ways.
4 For there is not a word on my tongue,
but, behold, Yahweh, you know it altogether.
5 You hem me in behind and before.
You laid your hand on me.
6 …
The wonderful art of knitting (Psalm 139:6-14)Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
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too lofty for me to attain.
Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand…Surely the darkness shall cover me,
and the light around me become night …
the darkness and light are both alike to You.
—Psalm 139:11–12Barbara Holmes (1943–2024) writes about the challenges and healing power of darkness:
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As an African American woman, I wear darkness as a skin colour that I love. It is a reminder of African origins, hidden in my genes, but not accessible through memory. Without darkness, I would not be! I entered the world from the nurturing darkness of the womb and relied upon a dark and resourceful family, community, and cosmos…Praise the Lord.
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Praise the Lord, my soul.
I will praise the Lord all my life;
I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
Do not put your trust in princes,
in human beings, who cannot save.
When their spirit departs, they return to the ground;
on that very day their plans come to nothing.
Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord their God
He is the Maker of heaven and earth,
the…
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