Faith

Symbol: shell with water Mark 1:1-8 1 The beginning of the gospel about Jesus Christ, the Son of God.2 It is written in the prophet Isaiah: Look, I am going to send my messenger in front of you to prepare your way before you.3 A voice of one that cries in the desert: Prepare a […]

Symbol: lily Luke 1:26-38 26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,27 to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the House of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.28 He went in and said to her, ‘Rejoice, you who enjoy God’s

  Symbols: hammer, saw, chisel, angle Mark 1:18-25 18 This is how Jesus Christ came to be born. His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph; but before they came to live together she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.19 Her husband Joseph, being an upright man and wanting to spare her

Symbol: scales of justice 1 Kings 3:5-14, 16-28 5 At Gibeon Yahweh appeared to Solomon in a dream during the night. God said, ‘Ask what you would like me to give you.’ 6Solomon replied, ‘You showed most faithful love to your servant David, my father, when he lived his life before you in faithfulness and

Symbol: slingshot 1 Sam. 17:12-51 12David was the son of an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah whose name was Jesse; Jesse had eight sons and, by Saul’s time, he was old and well on in years. 13Jesse’s eldest three sons followed Saul to the war. The names of the three sons who went to the

Symbols: lamp 1 Sam. 3:1-18 1 Now, the boy Samuel was serving Yahweh in the presence of Eli; in those days it was rare for Yahweh to speak; visions were uncommon.2 One day, it happened that Eli was lying down in his room. His eyes were beginning to grow dim; he could no longer see.3

Symbol: shepherd’s staff 1 Sam. 16:1-13 1 Yahweh said to Samuel, ‘How much longer do you mean to go on mourning over Saul, now that I myself have rejected him as ruler of Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have found myself a

  Symbols: baby in basket   Ex. 2:1-10 1 There was a man descended from Levi who had taken a woman of Levi as his wife.2 She conceived and gave birth to a son and, seeing what a fine child he was, she kept him hidden for three months.3 When she could hide him no

  Symbols: tunic Gen: 37:23-28; 45:3-15 23 So, when Joseph reached his brothers, they pulled off his tunic, the decorated tunic which he was wearing,24 and catching hold of him, threw him into the well. The well was empty, with no water in it.25 They then sat down to eat. Looking up, they saw a