Daily Word, Light, and Hope

Our Savior Jesus Christ has destroyed death and brought life to light through the Gospel.
(See Timothy 1:10)
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The Lord is close to the brokenhearted. The Lord redeems the lives of his servants; no one incurs guilt who takes refuge in him.
(See Psalm 34)
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For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him.
(John 3:17)
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The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and of great kindness. The Lord is good to all and compassionate toward all his works. 
(See Psalm 145)
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God is our refuge and our strength, an ever-present help in distress.
(See Psalm 46)
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If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and remain in his love.  I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.
(John 15:10-11)
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Now we must celebrate and rejoice, because your brother was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.
(See Luke 15:32)
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Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.
(See Luke 18:14)
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Which is the first of all the commandments? Jesus replied: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. 
The second is this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.”
(See Mark 12:28-31)
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Return to me with your whole heart, for I am gracious and merciful.
(See Joel 2:12-13)
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