God condemned the Israelites for fasting “for strife and debate and to strike with the fist of wickedness” while continuing with “the pointing of the finger and speaking wickedness”—using the fast as a political weapon against each other and pressuring Him to act on their predetermined desire (Isaiah 58:4, 9)….
God, grant me the serenityTo accept the things I cannot change;The courage to change the things that I can;And the wisdom to know the difference. The Serenity Prayer has been adopted by Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12 step programs. I hadn’t thought about it in some time, actually. “Serenity” certainly…
I’m going to stick to mostly non-scholarly articles this week, except perhaps for the one on the 25th (still working on that one). People are out of school, on break from work, dealing with the weather, travelling to events around the country, etc. Speaking of travelling to events and weather,…