Reading from Amos
“…let justice surge like waters, and righteousness like an unfailing stream” (Amos 5:24)
Spiritual Quest and Noticing Little Things
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Book of Isaiah – the first of the Major Prophets in the Christian Old Testament
Image: Simone Martini, “Maesta: Isaiah,” detail from the frame, 1315. Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, Italy. The historic Isaiah ben Amoz lived in the Kingdom of Judah during the reigns of four kings from the mid to late 8th-century BCE. He was also a contemporary of the prophets of …
Reading from Isaiah
“…cease doing evil; learn to do good. Make justice your aim: redress the wronged, hear the orphan’s plea, defend the widow” (Isaiah 1:16-17).
Sunday reading from Matthew
“Stop judging, that you may not be judged. For as you judge, so will you be judged, and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you” (Mathew 7:1). “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock …
Twelve Minor Prophets
Book of Hosea, Book of Joel, Book of Amos, Book of Obadiah, Book of Jonah, Book of Micah, Book of Nahum, Book of Habakkuk, Book of Zephaniah, Book of Haggai, Book of Zechariah, and Book of Malachi. It is a collection of twelve individual books in the Christian Old Testament, one for each of the prophets. The terms “minor …
Book of Amos – the third of the Twelve Minor Prophets
Image: detail of a fresco by Melozzo da Forlì, 15th century; in Santa Casa, or Holy House of the Virgin, Loreto, Italy. Photo by Peter Geymayer The Book of Amos is the third of the Twelve Minor Prophets in the Old Testament. Amos, who flourished during the reigns of King …
Reading from Proverbs
“Turning your ear to wisdom, inclining your heart to understanding; yes, if you call for intelligence, and to understanding raise your voice; if you seek her like silver, and like hidden treasures search her out, then will you understand..” (Proverbs 2:2-5).
