Then the other disciple who had reached the tomb first also went; he saw and believed. Scripture clearly said that he must rise from the dead… - From John 20:1-9
leave the fig one more year, so that I may dig around it and add some fertilizer; and perhaps it will bear fruit from now on. but if it doesn’t, you can cut it down. – from Luke 13:1-9
Everyone serves the best wine first and when people have drunk enough, he serves that which is ordinary. Instead you have kept the best wine until the end. – From John 2:1-11
the top of the classic-looking church of ivana town, batan island, in batanes looks very much like those of mexican pueblos. the church looks out to the balintang channel that divides the main island of batan to sabtang as if blessing the outgoing fishermen for a safe trip and the incoming fishermen for a good catch.
the prayer of jabez
oh that you will bless me indeed and enlarge my territory and that your hand will be upon me and that you will keep me from evil