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Bible corner
LILY’S BIBLE CORNER
By Lily Kinnison
2 Timothy 4:7
I have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith.
We’re almost there! As the school year comes to a close, take
these endings as a good time to reflect. This verse from 2 Timothy
prompts us to do such. If we listened in class all year, and tried our best,
we competed well. We put our best feet forward and applied
ourselves. We finished the race, hence it is within the final weeks of
school. But this verse saved the most important for last: “I have kept the
faith.” We may have tried hard and gotten to the end, but what really
counts is our faith. Our school has given us a wonderful opportunity to
put faith first. We notice Christ in each other. In all we do, God is the
center. At the start of the next school year, we should ask ourselves
these same questions. Will I compete well? Will I finish the race? Will I
keep the faith? Hopefully, the answers for all of those will be
yes. Summer is upon us, but that doesn’t mean it’s time to stop
trying. This ending is a new beginning. Try even harder to do well and
practice faith. Keep those eyes shining with hope; hope in our Lord
Jesus Christ.
WORDS OF WISDOM IN FIVE LANGUAGES
By Mr. Capps
Latin:
Sero te amavi, pulchritudo tam antiqua et tam nova.
English: Late have I loved you, Beauty so ancient yet so new! – St. Augustine of Hippo
Hebrew:
‫פשע‬ ‫יחדל‬ ‫לא‬ ‫דברים‬ ‫ברב‬
English: In a flood of words you will not avoid sinning. –Proverbs 10:19
Greek:
παντα δε ευσχημονος και κατα ταξιν γινεσθω .
English: Everything should be done properly and in order. –1 Corinthians 14:40
Spanish:
Si sabes alguna cosa, a tu projimo responde, si no, pon tu mano en la boca.
English: If you have the knowledge, answer your neighbor; if not, put your hand over your mouth. –Sirach 5:12
--Sirach 5:12