https://anitamathias.com Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art Thu, 14 Nov 2013 01:24:34 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://anitamathias.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/cropped-Anita_lgr_hi_res_square_512-32x32.jpg https://anitamathias.com 32 32 https://anitamathias.com/2011/04/13/some-trust-in-chariots-and-some-in-horses-but-we-trust-in-the-name-of-the-lord-our-god-2/ Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:25:00 +0000 https://anitamathias.com/2011/04/13/some-trust-in-chariots-and-some-in-horses-but-we-trust-in-the-name-of-the-lord-our-god-2/ Psalm 20 A Prayer for Success. “Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God,” is one of my favourite verses. They put their trust not in chariots and horses which they needs must use, but in God. (I just realized this–nothing wrong with using chariots […]

The post Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God! first appeared on Anita Mathias: Dreaming Beneath the Spires.]]> https://anitamathias.com/2011/04/13/some-trust-in-chariots-and-some-in-horses-but-we-trust-in-the-name-of-the-lord-our-god/ Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:25:00 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/2011/04/13/some-trust-in-chariots-and-some-in-horses-but-we-trust-in-the-name-of-the-lord-our-god/ Psalm 20 A Prayer for Success. “Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God,” is one of my favourite verses. They put their trust not in chariots and horses which they needs must use, but in God. (I just realized this–nothing wrong with using chariots […]

The post Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God! first appeared on Anita Mathias: Dreaming Beneath the Spires.]]> https://anitamathias.com/2011/03/03/glory-in-the-heavens-and-on-earth-words-psalm-19-blog-through-the-bible-project-3/ Thu, 03 Mar 2011 16:46:00 +0000 https://anitamathias.com/2011/03/03/glory-in-the-heavens-and-on-earth-words-psalm-19-blog-through-the-bible-project-3/     Psalm 19 For the director of music. A psalm of David.  1 The heavens declare the glory of God;  the skies proclaim the work of his hands.  2 Day after day they pour forth speech;   night after night they reveal knowledge.3 They have no speech, they use no words;   no sound is heard from them.4 Yet their voice[b] goes out […]

The post Glory in the heavens and on earth, words. Psalm 19. Blog Through the Bible Project first appeared on Anita Mathias: Dreaming Beneath the Spires.]]> https://anitamathias.com/2011/03/03/glory-in-the-heavens-and-on-earth-words-psalm-19-blog-through-the-bible-project/ Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:48:00 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/2011/03/03/glory-in-the-heavens-and-on-earth-words-psalm-19-blog-through-the-bible-project/ Glory in the heavens and on earth, words. Psalm 19   Psalm 19 For the director of music. A psalm of David.  1 The heavens declare the glory of God;  the skies proclaim the work of his hands.  2 Day after day they pour forth speech;   night after night they reveal knowledge.3 They have no speech, they use no […]

The post Glory in the heavens and on earth, words. Psalm 19. Blog Through the Bible Project first appeared on Anita Mathias: Dreaming Beneath the Spires.]]> https://anitamathias.com/2011/02/23/should-we-pay-taxes-matthew-17-blog-through-the-bible-project/ Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:37:00 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/2011/02/23/should-we-pay-taxes-matthew-17-blog-through-the-bible-project/ Jesus Predicts His Death a Second Time  22 When they came together in Galilee, he said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men. 23 They will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised to life.” And the disciples were filled with grief. The Temple Tax  24 After Jesus […]

The post Should we pay taxes? Matthew 17, Blog through the Bible Project first appeared on Anita Mathias: Dreaming Beneath the Spires.]]> https://anitamathias.com/2011/02/22/the-lord-is-my-shield-psalm-18-day-53-feb-22-blog-through-the-bible-project-2/ Tue, 22 Feb 2011 22:43:00 +0000 https://anitamathias.com/2011/02/22/the-lord-is-my-shield-psalm-18-day-53-feb-22-blog-through-the-bible-project-2/ Psalm 18  For the director of music. Of David the servant of the LORD. He sang to the LORD the words of this song when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said:  1 I love you, LORD, my strength. The opening verses sum up […]

The post The Lord is my Shield. Psalm 18, Day 53, Feb 22, Blog Through the Bible Project first appeared on Anita Mathias: Dreaming Beneath the Spires.]]> https://anitamathias.com/2011/02/22/the-lord-is-my-shield-psalm-18-day-53-feb-22-blog-through-the-bible-project/ Tue, 22 Feb 2011 21:43:00 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/2011/02/22/the-lord-is-my-shield-psalm-18-day-53-feb-22-blog-through-the-bible-project/ Psalm 18  For the director of music. Of David the servant of the LORD. He sang to the LORD the words of this song when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said:  1 I love you, LORD, my strength. The opening verses sum up […]

The post The Lord is my Shield. Psalm 18, Day 53, Feb 22, Blog Through the Bible Project first appeared on Anita Mathias: Dreaming Beneath the Spires.]]> https://anitamathias.com/2011/02/09/in-the-shadow-of-your-wings-psalm-17-day-44-feb-13th-2/ Wed, 09 Feb 2011 23:10:00 +0000 https://anitamathias.com/2011/02/09/in-the-shadow-of-your-wings-psalm-17-day-44-feb-13th-2/ In the Shadow of your Wings Psalm 17 ESV notes–An individual lament for cases when the person suffering considers himself unjustly accused of wrong by a worldly enemy. It is a prayer for vindication, ending by expressing confidence in the true portion of the faithful. A prayer of David.  1 Hear me, LORD, my plea is […]

The post In the Shadow of your Wings, Psalm 17, Day 44, Feb 13th, first appeared on Anita Mathias: Dreaming Beneath the Spires.]]> https://anitamathias.com/2011/02/09/in-the-shadow-of-your-wings-psalm-17-day-44-feb-13th/ Wed, 09 Feb 2011 22:10:00 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/2011/02/09/in-the-shadow-of-your-wings-psalm-17-day-44-feb-13th/ In the Shadow of your Wings Psalm 17 ESV notes–An individual lament for cases when the person suffering considers himself unjustly accused of wrong by a worldly enemy. It is a prayer for vindication, ending by expressing confidence in the true portion of the faithful. A prayer of David.  1 Hear me, LORD, my plea is […]

The post In the Shadow of your Wings, Psalm 17, Day 44, Feb 13th, first appeared on Anita Mathias: Dreaming Beneath the Spires.]]> https://anitamathias.com/2011/02/07/you-alone-are-my-portion-and-cup-psalm-16-day-38-feb-7th-2/ Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:15:00 +0000 https://anitamathias.com/2011/02/07/you-alone-are-my-portion-and-cup-psalm-16-day-38-feb-7th-2/ Eleven lines, but so much balm. I have heard the Psalms all my life (a cradle Catholic) and have been reading them myself for 4 decades, since my teens. This is one of those Psalms which instantly calms me, the words themselves, even before the meaning penetrates my consciousness. Without meaning to sound mystical, it’s […]

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