Pastoral Pastime

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Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.

Ecclesiastes 7:10

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Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,

John 5:28

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Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

Revelation 3:20

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Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:

Ecclesiastes 11:7

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He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.

Lamentations 3:7

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For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

Galatians 6:3

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For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

Mark 8:36

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The LORD was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the LORD.

Isaiah 38:20

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Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
Proverbs 3:17

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The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

Psalms 18:2

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Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

Psalms 60:4

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He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.

Psalms 78:16

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And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

Genesis 1:4

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And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it

Luke 19:41

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I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

Psalms 91:2

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I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.

Psalms 9:1

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The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.

Psalms 14:2

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And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,

Luke 19:41

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. . . . and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: . . . .
Leviticus 25:10

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Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 2:3

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So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.
Ezekiel 33:7

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For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.

2 Samuel 22:29

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Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.

Joel 3:14

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Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth. Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
James 3:4,5

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"Wondrous Sovereign of the sea,
Jesus, Saviour, pilot me."

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Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.

Psalms 89:9

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"Jesus Saviour, pilot me.
Over life's tempestuous sea"

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For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.

Acts 13:47

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For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Matthew 16:26

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Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.

Song of Solomon 4:16

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And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.

2 Timothy 2:5

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He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.

Ecclesiastes 3:11

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Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

Matthew 7:13

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And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

1 Peter 4:8

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Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.

Daniel 6:10

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But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said, Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.
Acts 5:19,20

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Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.

Job 9:6

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(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

2 Corinthians 10:4

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The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
Matthew 4:16

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But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.

Psalms 49:15

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God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.

Psalms 62:11

The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD.

Proverbs 21:31

We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:

2 Peter 1:19

For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the LORD will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rereward.

Isaiah 52:12

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

Genesis 1:20

And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: . . . .

Daniel 2:21

In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.

Psalms 19:4b,5

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There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow: . . .
Isaiah 34:15

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The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.
Luke 11:34

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But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

2 Corinthians 11:3

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His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.

Song of Solomon 5:13

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And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

Genesis 1:31

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And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

Judges 8:16

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I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.

Song of Solomn 2:1

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For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.

Isaiah 61:11

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The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;

Song of Solomon 2:12

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Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.

Job 37:14

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He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.

Ecclesiastes 3:11

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For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.

Hebrews 10:1

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And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

Revelation 20:1

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Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.
Jeremiah 6:16

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When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
Proverbs 3:24

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Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate,

Isaiah 6:11

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And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

Matthew 16:18

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Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.

Psalms 144:4

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The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.

Isaiah 60:13

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Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice
Psalms 96:12

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For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.

Psalms 27:5

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While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

Genesis 8:22

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Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power:

Psalms 65:6

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Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:
Isaiah 40:4

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Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
Psalms 46:2,3

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Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
Psalms 90:2

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The mighty God, even the LORD, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.
Psalms 50:1

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And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

Revelation 16:19

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The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;

Song of Solomon 2:12

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These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

Jude 1:12

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And be not conformed to this world . . . .

Romans 12:2

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And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.

Genesis 22:8

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Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.

Psalms 71:3

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Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:

Ecclesiastes 11:7

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What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.

Psalms 56:3

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He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.

Ecclesiastes 3:11

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Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

Matthew 6:30

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The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

Isaiah 11:6

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And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.

2 Kings 2:24

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For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

1 Kings 10:22

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Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?

Job 39:13

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As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

Proverbs 25:25

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America

And to the Republic for which it stands

One nation, under God, indivisible

With liberty and justice for all

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Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.

John 4:35

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The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.

Isaiah 40:7

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I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.

Psalms 81:10

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But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

2 Peter 2:22

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In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;

Isaiah 2:20

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"Once like a bird in prison I dwelt"

2008-07-19T11:02:00.001-05:00

And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

Matthew 19:24

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Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?

Job 39:13

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Little Blue Heron

Common Moorhen with chicks

"Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son,

And praise the Spirit, Three in One!

O praise him, O praise him!

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!"

(All Creatures Of Our God And King, Francis of Assisi, c.1225)

2008-05-05T12:43:00.001-05:00

White Ibis

Immature Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron

"Let all things their Creator bless, And worship him in humbleness,

O praise Him! Alleluia!"

2008-05-05T12:39:00.001-05:00

Black-Bellied Whistling Duck

Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron

"Thou burning sun with golden beam, Thou silver moon with softer gleam!

O praise Him, O praise Him!

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!"

2008-05-05T12:36:00.001-05:00

Immature Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron

Great Blue Heron

"All Creatures of our God and King, Lift up your voice and with us sing

Alleluia! Alleluia!"

2008-05-05T12:32:00.001-05:00

Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks

Immature Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron

Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron

"This is my Father's world, The battle is not done;

Jesus who died shall be satisfied, And earth and heaven be one."

(This Is My Father's World, Maltbie D. Babcock, 1901)

2008-05-05T12:29:00.001-05:00

Great Egret

Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron

"This is my Father's world, O let me ne'er forget

That though the wrong seems oft so strong, God is the Ruler yet."

2008-05-05T12:25:00.001-05:00

Immature White Ibis

Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron

Glossy Ibis

Great Egret & Glossy Ibis

"This is my Father's world, He shines in all that's fair;

In the rustling grass I hear him pass, He speaks to me everywhere."

2008-05-05T12:21:00.001-05:00

Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron

Black-Crowned Night-Heron in flight

Common Moorhen

"This is my Father's world, The birds their carols raise;

The morning light, the lily white Declare their Maker's praise."