Isaiah 26:2-4
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2 Open the gates to all who are righteous;
allow the faithful to enter.
3 You will keep in perfect peace
all who trust in you,
all whose thoughts are fixed on you!
4 Trust in the Lord always,
for the Lord God is the eternal Rock.
Nehemiah 8:10-11
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10 And Nehemiah[a] continued, “Go and celebrate with a feast of rich foods and sweet drinks, and share gifts of food with people who have nothing prepared. This is a sacred day before our Lord. Don’t be dejected and sad, for the joy of the Lord is your strength!”
11 And the Levites, too, quieted the people, telling them, “Hush! Don’t weep! For this is a sacred day.”
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- 8:10 Hebrew he.
Ecclesiastes 3:1
New Living Translation
A Time for Everything
3 For everything there is a season,
a time for every activity under heaven.
Ecclesiastes 3:8
New Living Translation
8 A time to love and a time to hate.
A time for war and a time for peace.
Mark 4:39
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39 When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Silence! Be still!” Suddenly the wind stopped, and there was a great calm.
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