Quotes from Our Current Reading Material

“The time that the people of Israel lived in Egypt was 430 years. At the end of 430 years, on that very day, all the hosts of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt. It was a night of watching by the Lord, to bring them out of the land of Egypt; so this same night is a night of watching kept to the Lord by all the people of Israel throughout their generations.”
Exodus 12

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“So he brought his people out with joy, his chosen ones with singing. And he gave them the lands of the nations, and they took possession of the fruit of the peoples’ toil, that they might keep his statutes and observe his laws. Praise the Lord!”
Psalm 105

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“In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight making known to us the mystery of his will.”
Ephesians 1

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“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.”
Psalm 23

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“You and I are anything but irrelevant. Don’t let the Enemy tell you any different. We holy fools all bear God’s image.”
Andrew Peterson, Adorning the Dark (pg. 16)

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“We need not look anywhere but to the eyes of our Savior for our true identity, an identity which is profoundly complex, unfathomable, deep as the sea, and yet can be boiled down to one little word: beloved. That’s it. And that’s why its so silly (and perilous) to use your gifting to clothe yourself with meaning. Those clothes will never quite fit.”
Andrew Peterson, Adorning the Dark (pg. 19)

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“Makos are the fastest sharks. There are two types of mako sharks. Shortfin makos live in warm and cool seas around the world. They often swim near the surface of the ocean. Longfin makos swim in warm seas around the world. They may swim in deep waters far from shore.”
Mako Sharks in Action by Buffy Silverman (pgs. 5-7)

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“Tell me more about me.”
“Well,” said Mother Bear, “once you thought you had no Birthday Cake, so you made Birthday Soup.”
“Oh, that was fun,” said Little Bear. “And then you came with the cake. You always make me happy.”
“And now,” said Mother Bear, “you can make me happy, too.”
“How?” said Little Bear.
“You can go to sleep,” said Mother Bear.
“Well, then, I will,” said Little Bear. “Good night, Mother dear.”
“Good night, Little Bear. Sleep well.”
The end.
Little Bear by Elsa Holmelund Minarik

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