"The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God.'" - Psalm 14:1

"Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.” - Ecclesiastes 12:13

“This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and seize on his inheritance.” - Matthew 21:38

"Are you able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of?" - Matthew 20:22

A poor wise man saved his city from a mighty enemy. Thankless? Ecclesiastes says no one remembered him. Not quite: we do, 2500 years later.

"I am crucified with Christ, nevertheless I live.  Yet not I, but Christ lives in me." - Galatians 1:20

"There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God." - Psalm 46:4

Annunciation! Sacred tradition hallows this day, nine months before Christmas, as the day Mary learned from Gabriel she was to conceive the Son of God.

"Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night. There shall no evil befall thee." - Psalm 91:5, 10

"There are some who trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ." - Galatians 1:7

"Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies." - Proverbs 31:10

"Where there is no vision, no redemptive revelation of God, the people perish." - Proverbs 29:18, Amplified Bible

"Whoever shall humble himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven." - Matthew 18:4

"The Lord is my shepherd.  I shall not want." - Psalm 23:1

"The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up." - Psalm 69:9

Whose inspiring witness for God in this cynical world can I elevate and emulate today?

How did our society stray so far from an ideal standard of human roles and relationships? What can you and I do about it?

"What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?" - Matthew 16:26

"Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set." - Proverbs 22:28