Author: Dana Hunsinger Gill

Faith: Verse of the Day for Sunday, October 1

Dana Hunsinger Gill
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  VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing October 1, Sunday Isaiah 58:11-12 11 The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail. 12 Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins and will raise up the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls, Restorer of Streets with Dwellings. John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.    

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Faith: Verse of the Day for Saturday, September 30

Dana Hunsinger Gill
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  VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing September 30, Saturday Proverbs 14:4-6 Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but from the strength of an ox come abundant harvests. 5 An honest witness does not deceive, but a false witness pours out lies. 6 The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning. Proverbs 27:17 As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another 1 Corinthians 15:33 Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.”

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Faith: Verse of the Day for Thursday, September 28

Dana Hunsinger Gill
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  VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing September 28, Thursday Matthew 25:31-34 31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. 34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.

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Faith: Verse of the Day for Thursday, September 21

Dana Hunsinger Gill
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  VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing September 21, Thursday Ezekiel 18:32 For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign LORD. Repent and live Romans 10:9-11 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. 11 As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.”

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Faith: Verse of the Day for Wednesday, September 20

Dana Hunsinger Gill
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  VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing September 20, Wednesday Psalm 16:11 You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. John 16:33 “In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world” James 1:2-3 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.    

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Faith: Verse of the Day for Tuesday, September 19

Dana Hunsinger Gill
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  VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing September 19, Tuesday Hebrews 12:2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Ephesians 2:8-10 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith -and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

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Faith: Verse of the Day for Monday, September 18

Dana Hunsinger Gill
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  VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing September 18, Monday Matthew 7:24-27 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”

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Faith: Verse of the Day for Sunday, September 17

Dana Hunsinger Gill
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  VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing September 17, Sunday Isaiah 43:20 “…I will make rivers in the dry wasteland so my chosen people can be refreshed.” Colossians 2:6-7 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him,7 rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

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Faith: Verse of the Day for Friday, September 15

Dana Hunsinger Gill
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  VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing September 15, Friday Isaiah 9:10 “The bricks have fallen, but we will build with dressed stones; the sycamores have been cut down, but we will put cedars in their place.” Matthew 6:26 “Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?”    

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Faith: Verse of the Day for Thursday, September 14

Dana Hunsinger Gill
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  VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing September 14, Thursday Jude 1:18-25 “In the last days there will be people who don’t take these things seriously anymore. They’ll treat them like a joke, and make a religion of their own whims and lusts.” 19 These are the ones who split churches, thinking only of themselves. There’s nothing to them, no sign of the Spirit! 20 But you, dear friends, carefully build yourselves up in this most holy faith by praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 staying right at the center of God’s love, keeping your arms open and outstretched, ready for the mercy of our Master, Jesus Christ. This is the unending life, the real life! 22 Go easy on those who hesitate in the faith. 23 Go after those who take the wrong way. Be tender with sinners, but not soft on sin. The sin itself stinks to high heaven. 24 And now to him who can keep you on your feet, standing tall in his bright presence, fresh and celebrating – 25 to our one God, our only Savior, through Jesus Christ, our Master, be glory, majesty, strength, and rule before all time, and…

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Faith: Verse of the Day for Wednesday, September 13

Dana Hunsinger Gill
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  VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing September 13, Wednesday Genesis 39:21-23 the Lord was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden. 22 So the warden put Joseph in charge of all those held in the prison, and he was made responsible for all that was done there. 23 The warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph’s care, because the Lord was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did 2 Corinthians 3:17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.    

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Faith: Verse of the Day for Monday, September 11

Dana Hunsinger Gill
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  VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing September 11, Monday Psalm 37:1-6 Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong; 2 for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away. 3 Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. 4 Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: 6 He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.    

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Faith: Verse of the Day for Sunday, September 10

Dana Hunsinger Gill
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  VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing September 10, Sunday Psalm 78:32 In spite of all this they still sinned And did not believe in His wonderful works. Luke 22:67 “If You are the Christ, tell us.” But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe; Romans 10:14-15 How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher? How will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news.”

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Faith: Verse of the Day for Sunday, September 10

Dana Hunsinger Gill
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  VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing September 10, Sunday Psalm 78:32 In spite of all this they still sinned And did not believe in His wonderful works. Luke 22:67 “If You are the Christ, tell us.” But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe; Romans 10:14-15 How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher? How will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news.”

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Faith: Verse of the Day for Thursday, September 7

Dana Hunsinger Gill
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  VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing September 7, Thursday Luke 21:10-19 Then he said to them: “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom 11 There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven. 12 “But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. They will hand you over to synagogues and put you in prison, and you will be brought before kings and governors, and all on account of my name. 13 And so you will bear testimony to me.14 But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves. 15 For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict. 16 You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers and sisters, relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death. 17 Everyone will hate you because of me 18 “Yet not a hair of your head will perish. 19 “By your endurance you will gain your lives”

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Faith: Verse of the Day for Tuesday, September 5

Dana Hunsinger Gill
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  VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing September 5, Tuesday Matthew 6:26-27 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? Philippians 4:6-7 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.    

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Faith: Verse of the Day for Sunday, September 3

Dana Hunsinger Gill
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  VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing September 3, Sunday Isaiah 43:2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.

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Faith: Verse of the Day for Friday, September 1

Dana Hunsinger Gill
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  VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing September 1, Friday Psalm 57:1 Have mercy on me, my God, have mercy on me, for in you I take refuge. I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings until the disaster has passed. Lamentations 3:22-23 Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.    

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Faith: Verse of the Day for Thursday, August 31

Dana Hunsinger Gill
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  VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing August 31, Thursday Matthew 7:5-8 You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. 6 Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces 7 Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

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Faith: Verse of the Day for Monday, August 21

Dana Hunsinger Gill
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  VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing August 21, Monday Ezekiel 32:7 When I snuff you out, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not give its light. John 8:12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”    

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Faith: Verse of the Day for Saturday, August 19

Dana Hunsinger Gill
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  VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing August 19, Saturday Isaiah 26:3-4 You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. 4 Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD himself, is the Rock eternal. 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.    

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Faith: Verse of the Day for Friday, August 18

Dana Hunsinger Gill
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  VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing August 18, Friday Jeremiah 29:7 Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the LORD for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper. II Chronicles 7:14 – if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 1 Timothy 2:1-15 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus    

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Faith: Verse of the Day for Wednesday, August 16

Dana Hunsinger Gill
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  VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing August 16, Wednesday Ecclesiastes 7:9 Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools James 1:2-4 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James 1:12 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love Him.    

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Faith: Verse of the Day for Tuesday, August 15

Dana Hunsinger Gill
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  VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing August 15, Tuesday Daniel 6:23 The king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den. And when Daniel was lifted from the den, no wound was found on him, because he had trusted in his God. Proverbs 3:5-7 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. 7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil.

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Faith: Verse of the Day for Monday, August 14

Dana Hunsinger Gill
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  VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing August 14, Monday John 7:24 Do not judge according to appearance, but judge the righteous judgment. Romans 10:12-13 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” James 2:1 My brothers and sisters, do not show prejudice if you possess faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ.    

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Faith: Verse of the Day for Sunday, August 13

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  VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing August 13, Sunday Isaiah 40:31 But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Jeremiah 31:25 I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint. Matthew 11:28 Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”

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Faith: Verse of the Day for Thursday, August 10

Dana Hunsinger Gill
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  VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing August 10, Thursday Deuteronomy 20:1 “When you go out to battle against your enemies and see horses and chariots and people more numerous than you, do not be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, who brought you up from the land of Egypt, is with you” Psalm 44:5 Through You we will push back our adversaries; Through Your name we will trample down those who rise up against us. Luke 10:19 “Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you.    

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Faith: Verse of the Day for Wednesday, August 9

Dana Hunsinger Gill
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  VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing August 9, Wednesday John 15:5-8 “I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing. “If anyone does not abide in Me, he is thrown away as a branch and dries up; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire and they are burned. “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. “My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples. John 17:17 “Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth. Ephesians 6:10-17 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up…

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Faith: Verse of the Day for Tuesday, August 8

Dana Hunsinger Gill
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  VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing August 8, Tuesday Psalm 103:12 As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.~ Jesus Romans 10:9-10 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.    

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Faith: Verse of the Day for Saturday, August 5

Dana Hunsinger Gill
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  VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing August 5, Saturday Proverbs 18 1 Unfriendly people care only about themselves; they lash out at common sense. 2 Fools have no interest in understanding; they only want to air their own opinions. 3 Doing wrong leads to disgrace, and scandalous behavior brings contempt. 4 Wise words are like deep waters; wisdom flows from the wise like a bubbling brook. 5 It is not right to acquit the guilty or deny justice to the innocent. 6 Fools’ words get them into constant quarrels; they are asking for a beating. 7 The mouths of fools are their ruin; they trap themselves with their lips. 8 Rumors are dainty morsels that sink deep into one’s heart. 9 A lazy person is as bad as someone who destroys things. 10 The name of the LORD is a strong fortress; the godly run to him and are safe. 11 The rich think of their wealth as a strong defense; they imagine it to be a high wall of safety. 12 Haughtiness goes before destruction; humility precedes honor. 13 Spouting off before listening to the facts is both shameful and foolish. 14 The human…

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Faith: Verse of the Day for Wednesday, August 2

Dana Hunsinger Gill
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  VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing August 2, Wednesday Proverbs 29:20 Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him. James 1:22-25 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25 But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.

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