Don’t sin by letting anger control you.
Think about it overnight and remain silent.
If you need wisdom,
ask our generous God,
and he will give it to you.
He will not rebuke you for asking.
This is what the Sovereign LORD,
the Holy One of Israel, says:
“Only in returning to me
and resting in me will you be saved…
So the LORD must wait for you to come to him
so he can show you his love and compassion.
For the LORD is a faithful God.
Blessed are those who wait for his help.
“There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars.
On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity
at the roaring and tossing of the sea.
Men will faint from terror,
apprehensive of what is coming on the world,
for the heavenly bodies will be shaken.
At that time they will see the Son of Man
coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
When these things begin to take place,
stand up and lift your heads,
because your redemption is drawing near.”
“So I say to you:
Ask and it will be given to you;
seek and you will find;
knock and the door will be opened to you.
For everyone who asks receives;
he who seeks finds;
and to him who knocks,
the door will be opened.
Teach me your ways, O LORD,
that I may live according to your truth!
Grant me purity of heart,
so that I may honor you.
With all my heart I will praise you,
O Lord my God.
I will give glory to your name forever,
for your love for me is very great.
You have rescued me from the depths of death.
(Sedona Airport Loop Trail, Sedona, AZ)
The LORD is compassionate and merciful,
slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.
He will not constantly accuse us,
nor remain angry forever.
For his unfailing love toward those who fear him
is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth.
He has removed our sins as far from us
as the east is from the west.
(Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona, AZ)
Shout with joy to the LORD, all the earth!
Worship the LORD with gladness.
Come before him, singing with joy.
Acknowledge that the LORD is God!
…Give thanks to him and praise his name.
For the LORD is good…
(Montezuma Castle National Park, AZ)
As the light approaches,
the earth takes shape like clay pressed beneath a seal;
it is robed in brilliant colors.
Open my eyes to see
the wonderful truths in your instructions.
I am only a foreigner in the land…