The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified He is not here ; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.” –Matthew 28: 5-6 (NIV)
Catholic Church in Granada, Nicaragua
God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’
“This is my name forever,
the name you shall call me
from generation to generation.”
St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, England
The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord thunders over the mighty waters. Psalm 29: 3 (NIV)
St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland
So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and called it The Lord is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
–Judges 6:24 (NIV)
St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, Oklahoma City, OK The Thanksgiving Altar is given to the Glory of God and in memory and thanksgiving for the lives and examples of Rollin and Harriet Koons by their very grateful son, John Rollin Koons and Rick & Jani Hill. Rollin and Harriet were married at this altar November 24, 1945.
Mondsee Cathedral, Austria (where the Sound of Music wedding was filmed).
How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God! –Hebrews 9:14 (NIV)
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. Psalm 147:3 (NIV)
On this day, April 19, in 1995, a bomb exploded in downtown Oklahoma City. The intent was to terrorize a nation. Many people were broken and bleeding. Many hearts were broken. Many of our dear loved ones were lost to us that day. It is good to remember that God heals the brokenhearted and binds up our wounds, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Please take a few moments today to remember how good overcame evil and how God continues to heal us and comfort us in our darkest hours.
St. Joseph Old Cathedral, OKC, OK
St. Joseph's was heavily damaged in the Oklahoma City bombing
“Let them praise the name of the LORD; for his name alone is excellent.” Psalm 148:13 (KJV)
St. Joseph Old Cathedral, Oklahoma City, OK
For your Maker is your husband–the LORD Almighty is his name–the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; he is called the God of all the earth. Isaiah 54:5 (NIV)
Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17 (NIV)
Old Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, San Francisco, CA
Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.” Revelation 5:5
Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, San Francisco, CA
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