Scripture Passage for the Day

For I am about to create new heavens
and a new earth;
the former things shall not be remembered
or come to mind.

Is 65:17 New Revised Standard Version

Scripture Passage for the Day

Behold, I will create
new heavens and a new earth.
The former things will not be remembered,
nor will they come to mind.

Is 65:17 New International Version

Scripture Passage for the Day

Fasting like yours to-day
will never bear your prayers
on high.
Would I choose such a fast,
such penances?

To droop your head like a bulrush,
to lie in sackcloth and ashes --
is that what you call 'fasting'
a day the Eternal would
approve?

Is not this my chosen fast,
the Lord, the Eternal, asks,
to loosen all that fetters men
unfairly,
and to relax its grip,

to free poor debtors from their
bonds,
and break what binds them?
It is to share your food with
hungry men,
and take the homeless to your
home,
to clothe the naked when you
see them,
and never turn from any
fellow-creature.
Then shall light dawn for you,
with healing for your wounds;

you shall advance, your goodness
in the van,
and the Eternal's glory as
your rear-guard;
the Eternal will answer when
you call,
and, when you cry, he will say,
'Here am I!'

Is 58:4b-9a Moffatt Translation

Scripture Passage for the Day

You are not fasting today so as to have your voice reach on high. Can such a fast be the kind I choose -- a man to bow down his head like a rush, to lie in sackcloth and ashes? Is that what you call fasting, or an acceptable day to the LORD? Is not this the fast I have chosen: to loosen the bonds of wickedness; to undo the bands of the yoke; to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and to take the outcast poor into your home; not to hide yourself from your own flesh?

Then shall your light break forth lilke the dawn, and your healing shall follow speedily; your righteousness shall go before you, and the glory of the LORD shall follow your as your rear guard. Then you will call and the LORD shall answer; you will cry and He shall say, Here am I.

Is 58:4b-9a Berkeley Version

Scripture Passage for the Day

On such a day the fast you are keeping
is not one that will carry your voice to heaven.

Is this the kind of fast that I require,
a day of mortification such as this:
that a person should bow his head like a bulrush
and use sackcloth and ashes for a bed?
Is that what you call a fast,
a day acceptable to the LORD?

Rather, is not this the fast I require
to loose the fetters of injustice,
to untie the knots of the yoke,
and set free those who are oppressed,
tearing off every yoke?

Is it not sharing your food with the hungry,
taking the homeless poor into your house,
clothing the naked when you meet them,
and never evading a duty to your kinsfolk?

Then your light will break forth like the dawn,
and new skin will speedily grow over your wound;
your righteousness will be your vanguard
an the glory of the LORD your rearguard.

Then, when you call, the LORD will answer;
when your cry to him, he will say, 'Here I am.'


Is 58:4b-9a Revised English Version

Scripture Passage for the Day

Such fasting as you do today
will not make your voice heard on high.

Is such the fast that I choose,
a day to humble oneself?
Is it to bow down the head like a bulrush,
and to lie in sackcloth and ashes?
Will you call this a fast,
a day acceptable to the Lord?

Is not this the fast that I choose:
to loose the bonds of injustice,
to undo the thongs of the yoke,
to let the oppressed go free,
and to break every yoke?

Is it not to share your bread with the hungry,
and bring the homeless poor into your house;
when you see the naked, to cover them,
and not to hide yourself from your own kin?

Then your light shall break forth like the dawn,
and your healing shall spring up quickly;
your vindicatora shall go before you,
the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.

Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer;
you shall cry for help, and he will say, Here I am.

Is 58:4b-9a New Revised Standard Version

Scripture Passage for the Day

You cannot fast as you do today
and expect your voice to be heard on high.

Is this the kind of fast I have chosen,
only a day for a man to humble himself?
Is it only for bowing one’s head like a reed
and for lying on sackcloth and ashes?
Is that what you call a fast,
a day acceptable to the LORD?

“Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen:
to loose the chains of injustice
and untie the cords of the yoke,
to set the oppressed free
and break every yoke?

Is it not to share your food with the hungry
and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—
when you see the naked, to clothe him,
and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?

Then your light will break forth like the dawn,
and your healing will quickly appear;
then your righteousness will go
before you,
and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.

Then you will call, and the LORD will answer;
you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.

Is 58:4b-9a New International Version

Scripture Passage for the Day

He will decide disputes of many races,
and arbitrate between strong foreign powers,
till swords are beaten into ploughshares,
spears into pruning-hooks;
no nation draws the sword against another,
no longer shall men learn to fight,
but live each underneath his vine
and underneath his fig-tree,
in terror of no one:
for so the lips of the Lord of hosts decree.

Micah 4:3-4 Moffatt Translation

Scripture Passage for the Day

He shall judge among many peoples and decide for mighty nations afar off. Then they shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into prunning shears; nation shall lift up no sword against nation, and they shall not learn war any more. A man shall dwell beneath his vine and fig tree and no one shall make him afraid; for the mouth of the LORD of hosts has spoken it.

Micah 4:3-4 Berkeley Version

Scripture Passage for the Day

He will be judge between many peoples
and arbiter among great and distant nations.
They will hammer their swords into mattocks
and their spears into pruning-knives.
Nation will not take up sword against nation;
they will never again be trained for war.
Each man will sit under his own vine
or his own fig tree, with none to cause alarm.

The LORD of Hosts himself has spoken.

Micah 4:34 Revised English Bible

Scripture Passage for the Day

He shall judge between many peoples,
and shall arbitrate between strong nations far away;
they shall beat their swords into plowshares,
and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war any more;

but they shall all sit under their own vines and under their own fig trees,
and no one shall make them afraid;
for the mouth of the Lord of hosts has spoken.

Micah 4:3-4 New Revised Standard Version

Scripture Passage for the Day

He will judge between many peoples
and will settle disputes for strong nations far and wide.
They will beat their swords into plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks.
Nation will not take up sword against nation,
nor will they train for war anymore.

Every man will sit under his own vine
and under his own fig tree,
and no one will make them afraid,
for the LORD Almighty has spoken.

Micah 4:3-4 New International Version

Fake Flood

With all the flooding going on, I decided to join the crowd in a virtual fashion. Using a Photoshop plug-in I'm trying out, I flooded a car show after the fact. Fortunately, there's no real flooding in my neighbourhood.

Scripture Passage for the Day

Come (says the Lord of hosts), consider how you have fared. You have sown much and harvested little, you eat and yet you never have enough, you drink but you never can drink your fill, you clothe yourselves but you cannot keep warm, and he who earns a wage puts it into a bag with holes. Consider you you have been faring, says the Lord of hosts.

Hag 1:5-7 Moffatt Translation

Scripture Passage for the Day

Now therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts: Consider your ways. You have sown much, but you brought in little; you eat, but you do not have enough; you drink, but you do not have your fill; you clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; and he who earns wages earns wages for a purse with holes.

Thus says the LORD of hosts: Consider your ways.

Hag 1:57 Berkeley Version

Scripture Passage for the Day

Now these are the words of the LORD of Hosts: Consider your way of life; you have sown much but reaped little, you eat but never enough to satisfy, you drink but never enough to cheer you, you are clothed but never warm, and he who earns wages puts them into a purse with a hole in it.

These are the words of the LORD of Hosts; Consider your way of life.

Hag 1:5-7 Revised English Bible

Scripture Passage for the Day

Now therefore thus says the Lord of hosts: Consider how you have fared. You have sown much, and harvested little; you eat, but you never have enough; you drink, but you never have your fill; you clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; and you that earn wages earn wages to put them into a bag with holes.

Thus says the Lord of hosts: Consider how you have fared.

Hag 1:5-7 New Revised Standard Version

Scripture Passage for the Day

Now this is what the LORD Almighty says: “Give careful thought to your ways. You have planted much, but have harvested little. You eat, but never have enough. You drink, but never have your fill. You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it.”

This is what the LORD Almighty says: “Give careful thought to your ways.

Hag 1:5-7 New International Version

Garvan Woodland Gardens

Seldom do Kathy and I have the same day off, so we seldom get to do anything special. Thursday I took off for the Friends of the Library Book Sale (was Kathy's regular day off) and rather than go back to work for just one day, took off Friday as well (also Kathy's regular day off). That gave us the opportunity to go to Garvan Woodland Gardens to watch the koi. The water was muddy from the recent heavy rains, but it was still a peaceful and enjoyable afternoon. These are what I created from some of my photos.

Quote for the Day

It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that one's safety factor was determined by the lowest bidder on a government contract.

-- Alan B. Shepard Jr., American astronaut (1923-1998)

Scripture Passage for the Day

"I the Eternal search the mind,
I test the heart,
rewarding every man as he has
lived,
and as his deeds deserve."

Jer 17:10 Moffatt Translation

Quote for the Day

Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.

-- Niccolo Machiavelli, Italian political philosopher (1469-1527)

Scripture Passage for the Day

I the LORD search the heart and test the inner self to give to everyone according to his ways, in accordance with the fruit of his actions.

Jer 17:10 Berkeley Version

Quote for the Day

Any man who has the brains to think and the nerve to act for the benefit of the people of the country is considered a radical by those who are content with stagnation and willing to endure disaster.

-- William Randolph Hearst, American newspaper publisher (1863-1951)

Scripture Passage for the Day

I, the LORD, search the mind
and test the heart,
requiting each one for his conduct
and as his deeds deserve.

Jer 17:10 Revised English Bible

Quote for the Day

Have you ever observed that we pay much more attention to a wise passage when it is quoted than when we read it in the original author?

-- Phillip G. Hamerton, English artist and essayist (1834-1894)

Scripture Passage for the Day

I the Lord test the mind
and search the heart,
to give to all according to their ways,
according to the fruit of their doings.

Jer 17:10 New Revised Standard Version

Scripture Passage for the Day

“I the LORD search the heart
and examine the mind,
to reward a man according to his conduct,
according to what his deeds deserve.”

Jer 17:10 New International Version

Quote for the Day

An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't.

-- Anatole France, French author and critic (1844-1924)