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By lamp, this verse may mean that the eye is a metaphorical window by which light enters the body. Alternatively the lamp might not be meant as a source of light, but rather as a guide through darkness, just as the eye is a guide through life. In this case the verse is almost certainly speaking of a spiritual eye rather than the literal organ.
This verse presents the opposite stating that an evil eye plunges one into darkness. The evil eye was both an expression for jealousy and for stinginess (cf. Matthew 20:15 [ 1 ] ). The verse puts great emphasis on the depth of darkness that a poor spiritual eye will place a person in, because placing too much focus on wealth or possessions can ...
"Deep in the darkness a starlight is gleaming" was written by Jan Berry, a Baptist and United Reformed Church minister. [1] The hymn came about after a United Reformed Church minister approached her and stated that they could not find an appropriate hymn for Epiphany that covered the massacre of the Holy Innocents by King Herod at the end of the Epiphany timeline. [1]
Boberg first published "O Store Gud" in the Mönsterås Tidningen (Mönsterås News) on 13 March 1886. [7] The poem became matched to an old Swedish folk tune and sung in public for the first-known occasion in a church in the Swedish province of Värmland in 1888. [8] Eight verses appeared with the music in the 1890 hymnal Sions Harpan. [7]
29. "I can do all things through him who strengthens me." — Philippians 4:13 30. "But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head."
'Cast away the dreams of darkness, O ye children of the day!' 2 Wakened to the solemn warning, Let the earth-bound soul arise; Christ, her Sun, all ill dispelling, Shines upon the morning skies. 3 Lo! the Lamb, so long expected, Comes with pardon down from heaven; Let us haste, with tears of sorrow,
Catholic and Orthodox Christians have their own set of children's prayers, often invoking Mary, Mother of Jesus, angels, or the saints, and including a remembrance of the dead. Some adult prayers are equally popular with children, such as the Golden Rule ( Luke 6:31 , Matthew 7:12 ), the Doxology , the Serenity Prayer , John 3:16 , Psalm 145:15 ...
Spoiler alert: It’s probably not a ghost, although it comes natural to think, “Great, my house is haunted. Better call the Ghostbusters.” But before you google their number, let’s pause ...