Robert W Moore

"I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth a great spoil." Psalms 119:162 GNV #DailyOffice #eveningprayer

"I hate vain inventions, but thy Law do I love." Psalms 119:113 GNV #DailyOffice #morningprayer

"For every one who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted." Luke 14:11 RSV #DailyOffice #morningprayer

The 1599 GNV translators' comment on Psalms 199:1 reads, "Here they are not called blessed, which think themselves wise in their own judgment, nor which imagine to themselves a certain holiness, but they whose conversation is without hypocrisy."

"Blessed are those that are upright in their way, and walk in the Law of the Lord." Psalms 119:1 GNV [1599] #DailyOffice #eveningprayer

The weekly Torah portion is Parshat Lekh-Lekha: #Genesis chapters 12 through 17. "So Abram moved his tent from place to place, and came and dwelt by Mamre's large trees, which are in Hebron, and there built an altar to Adonai." Genesis 13:18 TLV

Congratulations to GM Wesley So, 2026 U.S. Chess Champion, and to WIM Rachael Li, 2026 U.S. Women's Chess Champion! #chess

"For [the Lord] hath broken the gates of brass, and burst the bars of iron asunder" Psalms 107:16 GNV #DailyOffice #morningprayer

"And [the Lord] brought forth his people with joy and his chosen with gladness." Psalms 105:42 GNV #DailyOffice #morningprayer

"Come, let us worship and fall down, and kneel before the Lord our maker." Psalms 95:6 GNV [1599] #DailyOffice #morningprayer Translators' note: By these words he signifieth one thing: meaning that they must wholly give themselves to serve God.

When I fear my faith will fail Christ will hold me fast When the tempter would prevail He will hold me fast I could never keep my hold Through life's fearful path For my love is often cold He must hold me fast Keith and Kristyn Getty

The weekly Torah portion is Parshat Noach [Noah]: #Genesis 6:9 through 11:32. "And I will set up My #covenant with you, and you shall come into the ark..." Genesis 6:18 Rosenberg

"Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name, and deliver us, and be #merciful unto our sins for thy Name's sake." Psalms 79:9 GNV #DailyOffice #morningprayer

"Thou art more bright and #puissant than the mountains of prey." Psalms 76:7 GNV #DailyOffice #morningprayer Middle English puissant: powerful, influential, strong. From the French poeir: to be able

"So I [#wisdom] took root in an honored people, in the portion of the Lord, who is their inheritance... Come to me, you who desire me, and eat your fill of my produce." Sirach 24:12 RSV #DailyOffice #eveningprayer

"O let not the oppressed return ashamed, but let the poor and needy praise thy Name." Psalms 74:22 GNV #DailyOffice #eveningprayer

2/2 The text was I Peter 5:5. "...deck your selves inwardly in lowliness of mind: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble." GNV #humility #grace

1/2 Humility is "...the very foundation of the building of a Christian, without which we could do nothing, nor could be of use one to another." John Davenport, sermon at St. Stephen's, London, 15 July 1627 #humility #grace

"Praised be the Lord, even the God of our salvation, which ladeth us daily with benefits." Psalms 68:19 GNV #DailyOffice #morningprayer

2/2 Are there inconsistencies? Yes, across the cultural and political spectrums there are profound ethical gaps in the pursuit of justice and civil rights. But you can oppose abortion, the death penalty, genocide, unjust war, and the rest equally. #prolife #evangelical

1/2 To my #evangelical friends who are mocking critics of the death penalty, I would offer that we search our hearts for humility to value every human life. #prolife

"[Workers of iniquity] encourage themselves in a wicked purpose: they commune together to lay snares privily, and say, Who shall see them?" Psalms 64:5 GNV #DailyOffice #morningprayer

"O God, forasmuch as without thee we are not able to please thee; Mercifully grant, that thy Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ our Lord." Amen. 1662 BCP, collect for the week

"For the Lord God will help me, therefore shall I not be confounded... and I know that I shall not be ashamed. He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? ..." Isaiah 50:7-8 GNV #DailyOffice #morningprayer

"The essence of the #moderate approach was to pursue reform objectives while maintaining unity." Francis J. Bremer, writing on the puritans Richard Sibbes, John Davenport, etc.

"Evening and morning, and at noon, will I #pray and make a noise, and [God] will hear my voice." Psalms 55:18 GNV #DailyOffice #eveningprayer #prayer

"We have heard with our ears, O God: our fathers have told us the works that thou hast done in their days, in the old time..." Psalms 44:1 GNV #DailyOffice #morningprayer

"For I said, Hear me, lest they rejoice over me; for when my foot slippeth, they extol themselves against me." Psalms 38:16 GNV #DailyOffice #morningprayer

My Grandson Daniel: I'm starving... Grandpa: ...so if you don't get some of my yogurt, you'll die? Daniel: [hesitates] no, it takes a week. 😳

"For thou, Lord, of thy goodness hadst made my mountain to stand strong..." Psalms 30:6 GNV #DailyOffice #morningprayer

"I have not haunted with vain persons, neither kept company with the dissemblers." Psalms 26:4 GNV #DailyOffice #morningprayer

Who said this at a rally in Ohio? "...I know more about everything than anybody in this room, anybody anywhere in the world."

"When thou eatest the labors of thine hands, thou shalt be blessed, and it shall be well with thee." Psalms 128:2 GNV #DailyOffice #morningprayer

The Jewish observance of Shemini Atzeret, "eighth day of assembly," falls immediately after Sukkot [Tabernacles]. Take a quiet day to consider the grace and provision God has given time and again.

3/3 Consider what it means to love your neighbor from conception and infancy to old age without exception.

2/3 But according to the Public Religion Research Institute [PRRI] and Gallup News there are 14 to 30 percent #prolife Democratic voters, depending upon how it is measured. Prolife Democrats are not willing to abandon the party to its most egregious extremes.

1/3 Each political party must seriously weigh its policies & programs, each one of them, against the timeless standard of human worth and dignity. And there are profound failures on every side. Criticizing Democrats, including overstatement for effect, may be low hanging fruit.

"Respect for life... means choosing compassion over judgment and practical love over indifference." Susanna Richardson, Living Hope Pregnancy Center

"Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the poor; thou preparest their heart; thou bendest thine ear to them..." Psalms 10:19 GNV #DailyOffice #morningprayer #prayer

"But I will come into thine house in the multitude of thy #mercy, and in thy fear will I worship toward thine holy Temple." Psalms 5:7 GNV #DailyOffice #morningprayer

2/2 There were objections to mandated forms, but the prayer book was generally not the concern. Governor John Winthrop's "a city upon a hill" cast a vision for #prayer, meditation, and practicing grace, "knit together by this bond of love." #puritan #Massachusetts Bay Colony.

1/2 Most #puritan settlers of the #Massachusetts Bay Colony did not consider themselves separatists, and Morning and Evening #Prayer were a tradition consistent with Scripture and church history.

"Thou hast given me more joy of heart than [they have had] when their wheat and their wine did abound." Psalms 4:8 GNV #DailyOffice #morningprayer

"Of the remembrance of Your abundant goodness [generation to generation] will speak..." Psalms 145:7 Rosenberg #DailyOffice #morningprayer

National Coffee Day, 29 September, began in 2005 to promote the industry and support #coffee farmers. ☕

"I know that the Lord will perform... the cause of the needy." Psalms 140:12 Rosenberg #DailyOffice #morningprayer

"There too, Your hand will lead me, and Your right hand will grasp me." Psalms 139:9 Rosenberg #DailyOffice #morningprayer

"I shall bless [Zion's] #provision; I shall sate its needy with #bread. Psalms 132:16 Rosenberg #DailyOffice #morningprayer

"Then was our mouth filled with laughter and our tongue with joy." Psalms 126:2 Rosenberg #DailyOffice #morningprayer

Massive crowds lined the Avenue des Champs Élysées in ⁠Paris on Saturday to attend an open-air mass with Pope Leo XIV, underscoring the Church's enduring appeal.