Then God said, “Let the water swarm with swimming creatures, and let birds fly through the sky over the earth.” ²¹ So God created the large sea creatures, every type of creature that swims around in the water and every type of flying bird.  God saw that they were good. ²² God blessed them and said, “Be fertile, increase in number, fill the sea, and let there be many birds on the earth.” ²³ There was evening, then morning—a fifth day.
(Genesis 1:20-23 -- GW)

Be near me, Lord Jesus
I ask Thee to stay
Close by me forever
And love me I pray
Bless all the dear children
In Thy tender care
And take us to Heaven
To live with Thee there
Take us to Heaven
To live with Thee there.

(author unknown)

He gave plenty to drink to those who were thirsty.  He filled those who were hungry with good food.

(Psalm 107:9 -- GW)

Did you know that identical twins have the same DNA, but different fingerprints?  And that, if you stretched the DNA in one cell all the way out, it would be about six feet long?  And that all the DNA in all your cells put together would be about as long as twice the diameter of the Solar System? 

 

Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!  God has given us a new birth because of his great mercy.  We have been born into a new life that has a confidence which is alive because Jesus Christ has come back to life.

(1 Peter 1:3 -- GW) 

In that day the wolf and the lamb will lie down together, and the leopard and goats will be at peace.  Calves and fat cattle will be safe among lions, and a little child shall lead them all.

(Isaiah 11:6 -- TLB)

A Canaanite woman from that territory came to him and began to shout, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David!  My daughter is tormented by a demon.”
²³ But he did not answer her at all.  Then his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her away.  She keeps shouting behind us.”
²⁴ Jesus responded, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the nation of Israel.”
²⁵ She came to him, bowed down, and said, “Lord, help me!”
²⁶ Jesus replied, “It’s not right to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.”
²⁷ She said, “You’re right, Lord.  But even the dogs eat scraps that fall from their masters’ tables.”
²⁸ Then Jesus answered her, “Woman, you have strong faith!  What you wanted will be done for you.”  At that moment her daughter was cured.
(Matthew 15:22-28 -- GW)

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