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Daily Bible Verse
Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength."
NEHEMIAH 8:10 NIV


Photo Description
Steak house, sweet shop, and colorful bicycle along Banff Avenue in downtown Banff, Alberta, Canada. Located west of Calgary in the Canadian Rockies, Banff is one of North America’s best-known mountain destinations, attracting millions of visitors per year.

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Today's Scripture
Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.
ACTS 1:9 NKJV

Today's Photo
Panoramic view of Jerusalem, Israel, as seen from the Haas Promenade area following a passing storm, looking northward toward the Mount of Olives in the distance. Rising along the skyline is the tall bell tower of the Church of the Ascension in the general area associated with the ascension of Jesus. Ascension Day is traditionally observed 40 days after Resurrection Day.

Photo by John Theodor, Israel

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Today's Scripture
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
GALATIANS 5:22-23 NASB


Today's Photo
Two European bee-eaters perched together on a branch beside a wildflower meadow

Photo by BorislavFilev, Republic of Bulgaria

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Today's Bible Verse
Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth.”
GENESIS 9:16 NIV


Today's Photo
New York City subway train approaching an elevated station in Queens after a rainstorm, with a rainbow visible above the Manhattan skyline

Photo by Filippo Bacci, Florence, Italy

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Today's Scripture
For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.
2 CORINTHIANS 1:20 NKJV

Photo Description
Close-up view of a blue flower in the Republic of Turkey, with water droplets resting on the petals

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Daily Bible Verse
Her children rise up and call her blessed;
Her husband also, and he praises her:
PROVERBS 31:28 NKJV


Photo Description
Mare and young foal together in a spring pasture in the Republic of Slovenia

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Today's Bible Verse
Kiss the Son, lest He be angry,
And you perish in the way,
When His wrath is kindled but a little.
Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.
PSALM 2:12 NKJV


Today's Photo
View along the Rhône river in Avignon, France, with the surviving arches of the medieval Pont Saint-Bénézet bridge (1177) leading toward the Palais des Papes (1335–1352). In the foreground, a gray-haired man rides an electric bicycle with a dog in the basket behind him.

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