Along with the Vedas, Upanishads, and the Brahma Sutras, the Gita is adored as the most important scripture of ancient India. |
This year's service was without a sermon, but the prayers and scripture readings provided all the spiritual inspiration required. |
Each service includes short scripture readings, petitions regarding mourning, suggestions for reflection, and room for journaling. |
Some people sneer at a metaphorical reading of scripture and Tolkien himself was opposed to allegory as a rhetorical form. |
For India's great realizers, the primary evidence in support of their thesis is revealed scripture, such as the Vedanta-sutras. |
This week's scripture readings clearly chart the Epiphany theme, that of Jesus drawing all of humanity into a living relationship with God. |