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Indeed,
the body does not consist of one member but of many. If the
foot would say, "Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to
the body," that would not make it any less a part of the body.
And if the ear would say, "Because I am not an eye, I do not
belong to the body," that would not make it any less a part of
the body. If the whole body were an eye, where would the
hearing be? If the whole body were hearing, where would the
sense of smell be? But as it is, God arranged the members in
the body, each one of them, as he chose. If all were a single
member, where would the body be? As it is, there are many
members, yet one body. The eye cannot say to the hand, "I have
no need of you," nor again the head to the feet, "I have no need
of you." On the contrary, the members of the body that seem to
be weaker are indispensable, and those members of the body that
we think less honorable we clothe with greater honor, and our
less respectable members are treated with greater respect;
whereas our more respectable members do not need this. But God
has so arranged the body, giving the greater honor to the
inferior member, that there may be no dissension within the
body, but the members may have the same care for one another.
If one member suffers, all suffer together with it; if one
member is honored, all rejoice together with it. Now you are
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Only in God is my soul at rest, in Him comes my salvation. He
only is my rock, my strength and my salvation.
My stronghold, my
Savior, I shall not be afraid at all.
My stronghold, my
Savior, I shall not be moved.
Only in God is my soul at rest, In Him comes my salvation.
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Create in me a clean heart, oh
God.
And renew a right
spirit within me.
Create in me a clean heart, oh
God
And renew a right
spirit within me.
Cast me not away from your
presence, oh Lord and take not your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore unto me, the joy of your
salvation.
Renew a right spirit
within me.
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