Faith, Folklore, and Friends

Who has believed what he has heard from us?      And to whom has  the arm of the  Lord  been  revealed? 2        For he grew up before him like a young  plant,                   and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him,           and no beauty that we should desire him. 3  He was despised and rejected by men;                       a man of sorrows,  and acquainted with grief;      and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised,                      and  we esteemed him not. 4  Surely he has borne our griefs                    an...

  The  Lord  is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.   He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.   For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.   As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.   Like as a father pitieth his children, so the  Lord  pitieth them that fear him.   For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust. ~Psalm 103:8-14