"Be not angry with yourselves, for God did send me before you to preserve life." - Genesis 45:5

"The Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day." - Matthew 12:8

Yoke (noun): A device by which two oxen are coupled together for drawing a plow - Oxford English Dictionary

"The Lord shall count, when he writeth up the people, that this man was born there." - Psalm 87:6

"Lord, why castest thou off my soul?" - Psalm 88:14

Loving my neighbor is hard enough.  But my enemies too?  Come on.

"I came not to send peace but a sword." - Matthew 10:34.

"Fear not. You are of more value than many sparrows." - Matthew 10:31

"Ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake." - Matthew 10:22

Bread, meat, sweets. Water, milk, wine. Savoring each is a hint of heaven.

"The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few." - Matthew 9:37

She is but asleep, he said, not dead.  They laughed him down.  He raised her up.

"A sword shall pierce your own soul." - Simeon to Mary, Luke 2:35

If I find the Christian life easy or showy or popular, I am probably going about it wrong.

Pray the God of peace to work his will in us, so that we may become pleasing in his sight. - Hebrews 13:20-21

"Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise and walk?" - Matthew 9:5

"Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord?" - Psalm 24:3

Might today be an angel day for me?

"He has supplanted me these two times." - Esau enraged at his wily brother Jacob, Genesis 27:36

"Run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith." - Hebrews 12:1-2