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)
“Since my youth, God, you have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds. Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, my God, till I declare your power to the next generation ...” Psalm 71:17-18 (NIV)
“There he came to a cave, where he spent the night. But the LORD said to him, ‘What are you doing here, Elijah?’” 1 Kings 19:9 (NLT)
“In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:16 (NIV)
“Samuel did what GOD told him.” 1 Samuel 16:4a (MSG)
“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.” Matthew 5:14 (NIV)
"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." Psalm 139:7-8 (NIV)
“Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” 1 Peter 5:8 (ESV)
“and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life ...” 1 Thessalonians 4:11 (NASB)
“One thing I ask from the LORD, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life …” Psalm 27:4 (NIV)
“But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, ‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.’” James 4:6 (ESV)
“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...