…I cannot endure solemn assemblies with iniquity.
Isaiah 1:13 NRSV

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Those who bring thanksgiving as their sacrifice honour me; to those who go the right way I will show the salvation of God.”
Psalms 50:23 NRSV

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Sell your possessions, and give alms. Make purses for yourselves that do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Luke 12:33‭-‬34 NRSV

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There is a demand in the scriptures. Faith, like grace is not easy; keeping us safe from the ravages of religion but also the weapons of the religious exciting judgement.

Grace is a gift from God and faith trusts God’s faithfulness to exercise grace as we falter in godliness. Each we recieve from God to return to God in what we do and say.

When we feel far away from the ideal, we are reassured that in works of thankfulness, hospitality and generosity, God works in us and through us. Through these works we deepen our knowledge of God. Freely recieved they are freely given.

Come now, let us argue it out, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be like snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.
Isaiah 1:18 NRSV

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