Embrace the Different
Sarah McClelland
“Then they lifted up their voices and wept again. And Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her.” Ruth 1:14 (ESV)
Many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, ‘He told me all that I ever did.’” John 4:39 (ESV)
“When they saw the star, they were overjoyed.” Matthew 2:10 (NIV)
“For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.” Luke 15:24a (NIV)
“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” Hebrews 4:15-16 (ESV)
“And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.” Romans 5:5 (NIV)
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9 (NIV)
“For the word of the LORD holds true, and we can trust everything he does.” Psalm 33:4 (NLT)
“The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the person who seeks him.” Lamentations 3:25 (CSB)
“A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.” Proverbs 14:30 (NIV)
“And you will be given a new name by the LORD’s own mouth.” Isaiah 62:2c (NLT)
“Then they lifted up their voices and wept again. And Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her.” Ruth 1:14 (ESV)
“The law of the Lᴏʀᴅ is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lᴏʀᴅ is sure, making wise the simple; the precepts of the Lᴏʀᴅ are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lᴏʀᴅ...
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” Matthew 6:33 (NIV)
“Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the...