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    by Jan Couns

Bible and Quote - February 21-25
Date Posted: April 14, 2023

(For) the man who desires (a good) life - Depart from evil and do good. Psalm 34:12,14a You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. John Maxwell

(For) the man who desires (a good) life - Seek peace and pursue it. Psalm 34:12,14b Peace is not won by those who fiercely guard their differences but by those who with open minds and hearts seek out connections. Katherine Paterson, US children’s writer


The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous His ears are open to their cry. Psalm 34:15
God does not stand afar off as I struggle to speak. He cares enough to listen with more than casual attention. He translates my scrubby words and hears what is truly inside. He hears my sighs and uncertain gropings as fine prose. Timothy Jones

The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; He delivers them from all their troubles. Psalm 34:17 Just because we can't find a solution it doesn't mean that there isn't one. Andrew Wiles, English Mathematician


The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit. Psalm 34:18 When a man gets to despair, he knows that all his thinking will never get him out, he will only get out by the sheer creative effort of God; consequently, he is in the right attitude to receive from God that which he cannot gain for himself. Oswald Chambers 1874–1917

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Birth: 1948, Biloxi, Mississippi

Live: Knoxville, Tennessee

Hobbies: gardening, Bible study

Married, two daughters, two son-in-laws, 1 granddaughter, 3 grandsons, 1 mother, 1 dog
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