Today, many church communities light candles and read Scriptures aloud on Sunday mornings: «The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land
of deep darkness a light has dawned.»
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwell in a land
of deep darkness, on them the light has shined.
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land
of deep darkness, on them has light shined (9:2).
For those who live in a land
of deep darkness, a light will shine.
Have you seen the gates
of the deepest darkness?
Not exact matches
Practitioners floated in complete
darkness and silence in giant tubs
of Epsom - salt - saturated body - temperature water, claiming it promoted
deep relaxation, better sleep and pain relief.
A smart lantern that shines bright, the Sitka extends out
of the base to brighten up a picnic table or even your entire campsite in the
deep darkness.
Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding
deeper darkness to a night already devoid
of stars.
Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding
deeper darkness to a night already devoid
of stars.
Gen 1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and
darkness was upon the face
of the
deep.
And the earth was waste and void; And
darkness was upon the face
of the
deep; And the spirit
of God moved upon the face
of the waters.
Most
of the cosmologies in the ancient world began with a cosmic ocean,
darkness and a generalized formlessness — just as Genesis does: «And the earth was without form and void, and
darkness was upon the face
of the
deep» (1:2).
Genesis 1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and
darkness was upon the face
of the
deep.
So in the spirit
of shining a light rather than just cursing the
darkness, here are a few guideposts for Christian engagement in an era
of deep division and poisonous discourse:
Darkness on the face
of the
deep.
A certain trust is offered in the conviction that he or she can endure this
deeper world
of pain, heat and
darkness.
2 The earth was [a] formless and void, and
darkness was over the [b] surface
of the
deep, and the Spirit
of God was [c] moving over the [d] surface
of the waters.
... and
darkness was upon the face
of the
deep.»
The people
of this world who reject God and proudly declare their independence from Him will sink into
deeper and
deeper darkness, and as the time progresses, we will see more
of evil manifesting itself.
And the earth was without form, and void; and
darkness was upon the face
of the
deep.
The earth was desolate and void and
darkness was over the surface
of the
deep and the breath
of God hovered over the surface
of the water.
The one conclusion that we can safely draw is that God's Word in this Isaiah passage will be a word
of hope and comfort, for its
deepest intimations are fulfilled in the coming
of Jesus Christ who personifies and embodies the light that shines in the
darkness (John 1:5).
And the earth was waste and void; and
darkness was upon the face
of the
deep.
I live in secrecy In the
deep moist banks
of darkness depression and despair Always I sneak up on you I catch you off guard I come through the back door Uninvited unwanted The first to arrive I was there at the beginning
of time With Father Adam, Mother Eve Brother Cain I was at the Tower
of Babel the Slaughter
of the Innocents MY NAME IS TOXIC SHAME
It moves us because it states the
deep reality
of what we are: a people who walk, and all around us — and within us as well — there is
darkness and light.
If you've listened to his music, including his most recent album,
Darkness and Light, his Grammy - winning debut Get Lifted, his Oscar - winning single for the film Selma, «Glory,» or really any
of the other releases in his 15 - year career, those
deep Christian roots probably won't be a surprise.
2 The earth was without form and void; and
darkness was on the face
of the
deep.
As they continued to reject the clear teaching and the accompanying signs
of Jesus which proved He was the Messiah, they sank
deeper and
deeper into
darkness (cf. Matt 12:31 - 45).
The film's world had been plunged into the
deepest darkness of winter, families were torn apart, evil was sneering and shameless, everything was falling apart and when the young woman dies, it looks like all is lost.
Yet as a Christian, I would be bewildered to be deprived
of all the central imagery
of darkness, that begins our Story by covering the watery
deep, and light, that glorifies the heavenly Jerusalem at the End.
Those
of us from nations who have known oppression, who have groped around for years in that «
darkness deep as death,» have no difficulty doing so.
«In the name
of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Or, like the
darknesses in a sea
deep; there covereth it a wave from above it, a wave from above it, above which is a cloud:
darknesses one above anot her: when he putteth out his hand well - nigh he seeth it not.
Please go back to the first verse in Genesis and note Genesis 1:1 «God created the heavens and the earth» then without further explanation verse 2 «the earth was formless and
darkness was over the surface
of the
deep».
The earth was without form and void and
darkness was on the face
of the
deep; and the spirit
of God was moving over the face
of the waters [Gen. 1:1 - 2].
returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding
deeper darkness to a night already devoid
of stars.
He knew separation from God thoroughly; he plumbed the
deepest sea
of terrifying
darkness in order to build a bridge out
of it for us.
And others spoke
of the temptations
of all those shorts and bathing suits and emotional nights around the campfire and
darkness so
deep no one could see you hold hands or steal kisses during the prayers.
And the angels who did not keep their own position, but left their proper dwelling, he has kept in eternal chains in
deepest darkness for the judgment
of the great day.
There he defined a Modernist as «a churchman who believes in the possibility
of a synthesis between the essential truth
of his religion and the essential truth
of modernity».7 Like Loisy, he was critical
of the Protestant Liberals, making the much - quoted remark that the Christ that Harnack saw, looking back through nineteen centuries
of Catholic
darkness, was only the reflection
of a Liberal Protestant face seen at the bottom
of a
deep well.
For more than 130 years, whiskey has come to age inside brick walls and the wooden rows
of support in Warehouse C. Nearly 24,000 white oak barrels stretch
deep into the
darkness, stacked to the ceiling and carefully placed to create a specific taste profile.
Amidst the
darkness of limited vision,
of generalized and undisputed expectations,
of a narrow view
of success,
of unbridled competition,
of uncritical thinking and unacknowledged feeling, let the shamash, the small candle
of strength illuminate, for both students and those who love them,
deeper desires.
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of Listening»] Carissa Rogers, Good N Crazy [«Here's to Embracing Change»] Dina Freeman, BabyCenter [«Learn to Swim in the
Deep End»] Elizabeth Grant Thomas, Elizabethgrantthomas.com [«It's Easier to See Light in
Darkness»] Wendy Hilton, Hip Homeschool Moms [«They Want to Make Us Happy»] Renée Schuls - Jacobson, Rasjacobson.com [«Beware
of Emotional Vampires»] Shannon Lell, ShannonLell.com [«Don't Be Afraid to Sparkle»] Bunmi Laditan, Honest Toddler [«What Makes You a Writer»] Erin Dymoski, Sisterhood
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What genetic oddities does rock's Prince
of Darkness and beheader
of bats have entangled
deep in his genetic code?
To find out why, Huber ran a computer model to examine the effect
of global
darkness on the
deep ocean.
Under a desolate sierra
of northern Spain, in the
darkness of a
deep shaft, lies the largest accumulation
of hominin fossils ever found.
Most artifacts discovered closer to the entrance
of the cave dated from A.D. 250 all the way up to the ninth century A.D.. However,
deep in the
darkness of the main chamber, the artifacts all dated from the eighth and ninth century A.D.
Ultrasound technologies make visible what remains hidden from our naked eyes: Physicians study tissue changes in our bodies with the aid
of sonography; submarines equipped use sonar systems to get their bearings in the
darkness of the
deep sea; and for materials and components testing, ultrasound provides a non-destructive alternative to costly technologies that are not real - time capable.
This
Deep Space 1 image belies the
darkness of Comet Borrelly's nucleus, which is as black as photocopy toner.
Now researchers have teased out the structural secrets behind these feathers, which rival even the
deep, velvety
darkness of human - made materials designed to absorb light.
At dusk, many
of these
deep - water animals migrate up to the nutrient - abundant surface waters to feed, relying on the
darkness to protect them from predators.