September 4, 2026

1Thus should one regard us: as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. 2Now it is of course required of stewards that they be found trustworthy. 3It does not concern me in the least that I be judged by you or any human tribunal; I do not even pass judgment on myself; 4I am not conscious of anything against me, but I do not thereby stand acquitted; the one who judges me is the Lord. 5Therefore, do not make any judgment before the appointed time, until the Lord comes, for he will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will manifest the motives of our hearts, and then everyone will receive praise from God. Paul’s Life as Pattern.

3Beth - Trust in the LORD and do good that you may dwell in the land and live secure. 4Find your delight in the LORD who will give you your heart’s desire. 5Gimel - Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will act 6And make your righteousness shine like the dawn, your justice like noonday. 27Samekh - Turn from evil and do good, that you may be settled forever. 28For the LORD loves justice and does not abandon the faithful. Ayin - When the unjust are destroyed, and the offspring of the wicked cut off, 39Taw - The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD, their refuge in a time of distress. 40The LORD helps and rescues them, rescues and saves them from the wicked, because they take refuge in him.

12Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

33And they said to him, “The disciples of John fast often and offer prayers, and the disciples of the Pharisees do the same; but yours eat and drink.” 34Jesus answered them, “Can you make the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? 35But the days will come, and when the bridegroom is taken away from them, then they will fast in those days.” 36And he also told them a parable. “No one tears a piece from a new cloak to patch an old one. Otherwise, he will tear the new and the piece from it will not match the old cloak. 37Likewise, no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the new wine will burst the skins, and it will be spilled, and the skins will be ruined. 38Rather, new wine must be poured into fresh wineskins. 39[And] no one who has been drinking old wine desires new, for he says, ‘The old is good.’”