Grief

Sometimes the news comes quick. Sometimes the news comes slow. No matter how or when it comes, grief travels in the wake of the news. Grief is heavy, weighty, a burden, especially when it involves someone deeply loved. Grief is not meant to be carried alone. It’s too heavy and may last a while—and that’s ok. That’s what family and friends are for, to share the load. Jesus stood outside the tomb of his friend and wept but He did not weep alone. It was a deep, human moment. “ Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted ” (Matt 5:4). If anyone knows how we feel in grief, it’s Him. But His grief did not linger long, as at the mention of his name, Lazarus came forth. We are not meant to dwell in grief, but should leave room enough for it. Let it run its course. Like the song says, “ Every Storm Runs Out Of Rain .” Another song says, “ The storm We will dance as it breaks The storm It will give as it takes And all of our pain is washed away Don't cry or be afraid Some things...

How Well Do You Know Your Oil?

Since the subject of oil is very much in our headlines as an industrial and environment concern, how about testing your knowledge regarding other kinds and uses for oil? Should you find you are not so slick with the answers, feel free to skim from the hints.



  1. Who asked the wise virgins for oil for their lamps? (Matthew 25:7-8)

  2. Who used oil on the wounds of a man beaten by robbers? (Luke 10:33-34)

  3. Who multiplied the oil of a widow so she could pay her debts? (2 Kings 4:2-7)

  4. What tribe received this blessing: “let him be the favorite of his brothers, and let him dip his foot in oil"? (Deuteronomy 33:24)

  5. To whom did Jesus say, “You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment”? (Luke 7:43, 46)

  6. Who poured oil a on a pillar of stone and named the place Bethel? (Genesis 35:14-15)

  7. Who asked a woman to pretend to be a mourner and not anoint herself with oil? (2 Samuel 14:2)

  8. Who was anointed with oil by Zadok? (1 Kings 1:29)

  9. To whom did Solomon give twenty thousand measures of pure oil in exchange for cedar trees? (1 Kings 5:11)

  10. Who told a woman to make him a cake of her last meal and oil and her supply of oil and meal would not run out? (I Kings 17:12-16)

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