For the reader with nothing on the list, this shows the quiet son who only ever re-dug his father's wells and the night God turned up and blessed him for somebody else's sake, and puts the reader on the same ground as everyone else at the table.
ElianaFolk wisdom, women's voice
Messages
Deuteronomy 9:5
Kindness Through Another
Not Because Of Your Righteousness
Deuteronomy 9:5
Isaiah 25:6
Welcomed To Table
Nobody Asks You Over
Isaiah 25:6
Exodus 31:13
One Lasting Sign
The Photograph From That Sunday
Exodus 31:13
Acts 2:46
Welcomed To Table
After Everybody Has Gone To Bed
Acts 2:46
Jeremiah 34:18
Sealed In Blood
The Clause At The Bottom Of The Page
Jeremiah 34:18
Zechariah 2:8
Backed By God
What Was Said In The Room You Left
Zechariah 2:8
Genesis 15:17
Sealed In Blood
The Magnet Holding Up A Promise
Genesis 15:17
Deuteronomy 33:27
Backed By God
The Day You Held the Rope
Deuteronomy 33:27
2 Samuel 9:11
Welcomed To Table
Staff, Not Guest
2 Samuel 9:11
2 Samuel 9:7
Kindness Through Another
The Table Is Not For The Useful
2 Samuel 9:7
Genesis 17:11
One Lasting Sign
The Mark You Did Not Choose
Genesis 17:11
Matthew 26:26
Welcomed To Table
Tolerated At The Table
Matthew 26:26
Luke 22:20
Sealed In Blood
Praying Words With Nothing Behind Them
Luke 22:20
Genesis 32:28
Named As His
The Name You Gave Yourself After
Genesis 32:28
Hebrews 12:24
Sealed In Blood
The Word On The Spine
Hebrews 12:24
Deuteronomy 31:8
Backed By God
The Only Adult In The House
Deuteronomy 31:8
Hebrews 9:16
Sealed In Blood
The Name Written In The Front Of The Bible
Hebrews 9:16
Titus 3:5
Kindness Through Another
The Habit You Have Not Beaten
Titus 3:5
1 Samuel 17:47
Backed By God
The Argument Nobody Saw
1 Samuel 17:47
1 Kings 15:4
Kindness Through Another
The Debt You Inherited
1 Kings 15:4
Psalm 18:2
Backed By God
The Thing You Cannot Name To Anybody
Psalm 18:2
Psalm 23:5
Welcomed To Table
The Sandwich In The Car
Psalm 23:5
2 Samuel 9:1
Kindness Through Another
The Reason You Think You Are Skipped
2 Samuel 9:1
Genesis 26:30
Welcomed To Table
The Microwave At Twenty Past Six
Genesis 26:30
Hebrews 10:19
Already Inside It
Waiting To Feel Qualified
Hebrews 10:19
Luke 15:23
Welcomed To Table
You Stopped Eating Properly
Luke 15:23
Galatians 3:15
Sealed In Blood
I Have Signed A Hundred Things
Galatians 3:15
Romans 5:8
Kindness Through Another
The One Nobody Would Pick
Romans 5:8
Revelation 3:20
Welcomed To Table
Standing At The Counter
Revelation 3:20
Ephesians 2:12
Already Inside It
You Have Been Studying It From Outside
Ephesians 2:12
Isaiah 37:35
Kindness Through Another
For The Sake Of A Servant Long Gone
Isaiah 37:35
Romans 4:11
One Lasting Sign
The Day You Were Baptized And Cannot Remember
Romans 4:11
Isaiah 43:1
Named As His
The Word On The Form
Isaiah 43:1
Romans 8:31
Backed By God
The Form With No Advocate
Romans 8:31
Revelation 2:17
Named As His
Nobody Says It Right
Revelation 2:17
Exodus 23:22
Backed By God
The Front Of The Line
Exodus 23:22
Acts 11:26
Named As His
Called By The Name Of The House
Acts 11:26
Galatians 3:29
Already Inside It
Reading About The Field From The Gate
Galatians 3:29
Isaiah 62:2
Named As His
The Nickname That Never Left
Isaiah 62:2
Exodus 24:8
Sealed In Blood
Kind, But Not Bound
Exodus 24:8
Isaiah 49:16
Named As His
The Signature Line
Isaiah 49:16
1 Samuel 7:12
One Lasting Sign
The Story You Stopped Telling
1 Samuel 7:12
Isaiah 56:5
Named As His
The Reliable One
Isaiah 56:5
Joshua 4:6
One Lasting Sign
The Stones By The River
Joshua 4:6
1 John 3:1
Named As His
What He Called You When He Was Angry
1 John 3:1
Hebrews 13:20
Sealed In Blood
Church Furniture
Hebrews 13:20
Revelation 3:12
One Lasting Sign
When The Memory Went
Revelation 3:12
Hebrews 8:10
Already Inside It
Until You Understand It All
Hebrews 8:10
Jeremiah 15:16
Named As His
The Trade And Nothing Else
Jeremiah 15:16
Romans 10:9
Already Inside It
Say It With Your Own Mouth
Romans 10:9
Luke 22:15
Welcomed To Table
You Set It And Nobody Came
Luke 22:15
Isaiah 54:17
Backed By God
The Story Going Round About You
Isaiah 54:17
Genesis 17:5
Named As His
What They Call You At The Gate
Genesis 17:5
Genesis 9:13
One Lasting Sign
The Bow Was Not Put There For You To Remember
Genesis 9:13
Romans 8:16
Already Inside It
Nobody Ever Said It To You
Romans 8:16
Acts 27:24
Kindness Through Another
The Whole Street Came On
Acts 27:24
Hebrews 4:16
Already Inside It
Your Doubt Is Not The Door
Hebrews 4:16
Exodus 18:12
Welcomed To Table
The Far Table By The Door
Exodus 18:12
2 Corinthians 1:20
Already Inside It
You Are Waiting To Feel Something
2 Corinthians 1:20
Isaiah 45:4
Named As His
The Thing You Would Not Say Out Loud
Isaiah 45:4
2 Kings 6:16
Backed By God
The Night Shift
2 Kings 6:16
Hebrews 6:17
Sealed In Blood
You Have Said The Word A Thousand Times
Hebrews 6:17
2 Chronicles 20:15
Backed By God
The Letter You Have To Answer
2 Chronicles 20:15
Psalm 50:5
Sealed In Blood
It Came Out Of Somebody
Psalm 50:5
Isaiah 41:13
Backed By God
The Appointment You Go To Alone
Isaiah 41:13
Ezekiel 20:12
One Lasting Sign
The Card Somebody Gave You
Ezekiel 20:12
Psalm 35:1
Backed By God
The Meeting Where No One Speaks For You
Psalm 35:1
1 Peter 2:10
Already Inside It
It Is For People Raised In It
1 Peter 2:10
Hebrews 7:22
Sealed In Blood
Read Like A Greeting Card
Hebrews 7:22
John 21:12
Welcomed To Table
Eating Alone In A New Town
John 21:12
John 6:37
Already Inside It
Waiting For Permission
John 6:37
Deuteronomy 28:10
Named As His
Every Name But His Own
Deuteronomy 28:10
Colossians 1:12
Already Inside It
When The Mess Is Cleared Up
Colossians 1:12
Psalm 89:34
Sealed In Blood
The Handshake That Did Not Hold
Psalm 89:34
Numbers 6:27
Named As His
This Is Somebody Else's Son
Numbers 6:27
1 Samuel 20:15
Kindness Through Another
For The Sake Of A Name Not Yours
1 Samuel 20:15
Acts 2:39
Already Inside It
The Step You Think You Missed
Acts 2:39
2 Corinthians 1:22
One Lasting Sign
The Year You Felt Nothing
2 Corinthians 1:22
Luke 24:30
Welcomed To Table
The Cafeteria On The Third Floor
Luke 24:30
Ephesians 2:13
Kindness Through Another
You Were Far Off
Ephesians 2:13
Exodus 24:11
Welcomed To Table
The Chair Nobody Sits In
Exodus 24:11
Psalm 124:2
Backed By God
The Decision Nobody Will Sign Off
Psalm 124:2
Genesis 26:24
Kindness Through Another
You Never Did Anything Notable
Genesis 26:24
Genesis 31:48
One Lasting Sign
The Date In The Front Cover
Genesis 31:48
Ephesians 1:6
Kindness Through Another
The Charity Case
Ephesians 1:6
2 Timothy 2:19
One Lasting Sign
The Journal Entry That Reads Like Somebody Else
2 Timothy 2:19
Hebrews 7:25
Kindness Through Another
The More Devoted Ones
Hebrews 7:25
Ephesians 1:13
One Lasting Sign
The Camp Fire You Cannot Feel Any More
Ephesians 1:13
Zechariah 9:11
Sealed In Blood
A Compliment About His Personality
Zechariah 9:11