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Saturday, March 7, 2026

Denney: for the Kingdom of Heaven

Feast of Perpetua, Felicity & their Companions, Martyrs at Carthage, 203
Meditation:
Listen to my cry,
for I am in desperate need;
rescue me from those who pursue me,
for they are too strong for me.
Set me free from my prison,
that I may praise your name.
Then the righteous will gather about me
because of your goodness to me.
—Psalm 142:6-7 (NIV)

Quotation:
The Kingdom of Heaven is not for the well-meaning: it is for the desperate.
... James Denney (1856-1917), quoted in The Gospel of Matthew, v. 2, William Barclay, Edinburgh: Saint Andrew, 1958, p. 9 (see the book)
See also Ps. 142:6-7; 18:6; 22:2; 40:1; 44:24-26; 143:7; Matt. 8:24-26; 11:12-15; 1 John 4:19

Quiet time reflection:
Lord, I cry to You out of need.
 
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