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Thursday, October 23rd, 2025
the Week of Proper 24 / Ordinary 29
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Passage Lookup: Ecclesiastes 12:2-5

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Ecclesiastes 12:2
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before the (C1)sun and the light, the moon and the stars are darkened, and clouds return after the rain;
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Ecclesiastes 12:3
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on the day that the watchmen of the house tremble, and strong men are (C1)bent over, the grinders stop working because they are few, and (C2)those who look through (F1)windows grow (F2)dim;
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Ecclesiastes 12:4
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and the doors on the street are shut as the (C1)sound of the grinding mill is low, and one will arise at the sound of the bird, and all the (C2)daughters of song will (F1)sing softly.
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Ecclesiastes 12:5
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Furthermore, people are afraid of a high place and of terrors on the road; the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper drags itself along, and the caper berry is ineffective. For man goes to his eternal (C1)home while the (C2)mourners move around in the street.
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