Preamble 2 ~

Make me understand the way of thy precepts, and I will meditate on thy wondrous works ... I will run in the way of thy commandments when thou enlargest my understanding ... I have laid up thy word in my heart, that I may not sin against thee ... With my whole heart I seek thee; let me not wander from thy commandments ...
Ps.119:27,32,11,10 (RSV)

About the Bible Verses ...

Each of these sonnets is accompanied
by Bible verses.* Some we oft repeat
to help the reader both absorb and heed
- and memorize! - their message 'bout our need
to dwell in blessed union with the Lord ...

Forgive the repetitions! ’Tis our hope
these precious excerpts from God’s Holy Word
- pronouncements universal in their scope
(to ev'ry situation they apply!) -
will soon be second nature, held in mind,
such as Galatians 2:20, where "I"
no longer live but have, by faith, as mine
the Life of Jesus Christ! All things each day
to that end God sends. This those verses say!

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For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little ... And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son ... the life I now live is not my life, but the life which Christ lives in me; and my present bodily life is lived by faith in the Son of God ... Yes, now, little children, remember to live continually in him ... abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming ...
Is.28:10 (KJV); 1 Jn.5:11 (RSV); Gal.2:20 (NEB); 1 Jn.2:28 (JBP,KJV).

* See Explanations of Abbreviations Used (click here) for help in identifying the various versions of the Bible from which these Bible verses were excerpted (such as the KJV, RSV, NEB, JBP, etc.) as well as abbreviations used for the various books of the Bible.

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