Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 04/10/2025"However, there should be no poor among you, for in the land the Lord your God is giving you to possess as your inheritance, he will richly bless you." -- Deuteronomy 15:4 000
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 04/10/2025"He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the alien, giving him food and clothing." -- Deuteronomy 10:18 000
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 04/10/2025When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and the alien. I am the Lord your God." -- Leviticus 23:22 011
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 04/10/2025Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the alien. I am the Lord your God." -- Leviticus 19:10 000
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 04/10/2025"During the seventh year, let the land lie unplowed and unused. Then the poor among your people may get food from it, and the wild animals may eat what they leave. Do the same with your vineyard and your olive grove." -- Exodus 23:11 000
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 04/10/2025Do not take advantage of a widow or an orphan." -- Exodus 22:22 000
Reposted by BarryFr. Satish Joseph @frsatishjoseph.bsky.social · 02/10/2025Oct 2 Scripture It is the memorial of the Guardian Angels (Mt 18:1-5, 10) and it is also the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. One celebration lies within the Christian tradition and one outside. But that does matter? God uses beings within and outside the tradition to carry on the work of love and peace. 0112
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 04/10/2025Romans 7:22-23 For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. 000
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 04/10/2025Romans 7:19-20 I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway. But if I do what I don’t want to do, I am not really the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it. 000
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 04/10/2025Romans 7:24 What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this dying body? 000
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 04/10/2025Romans 3:10 As it is written, “Not even one person is righteous.” 000
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 04/10/2025John 1:8 If we say that we do not have any sin, we are deceiving ourselves and we’re not being truthful to ourselves. 000
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 04/10/2025James 3:2 For we all stumble in many ways. If someone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect individual, able to control the entire body as well. 000
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 01/12/2024HEBREWS 13:16 “And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.” 120
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 01/12/2024We were never meant to do life alone. We need the love and care of others, as much as we are needed by others in the same ways. Next time you see someone struggling under the weight of a burden, be sure to offer your time, resources, and strength as a blessing to that person. 020
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 01/12/2024GALATIANS 6:2 “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” 010
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Sometimes we need a little extra incentive to remind ourselves to be generous. Knowing that God will reward our compassion and kindness towards the less fortunate can be just that! 010
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 28/11/2024John 1:8-9 If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth. But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. 010
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Psalms 46:10-11 “Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world.” The Lord of Heaven’s Armies is here among us; the God of Israel is our fortress. 010
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Matthew 22:37-39 Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 000
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Luke 21:17-19 And everyone will hate you because you are my followers. But not a hair of your head will perish! By standing firm, you will win your souls. 000
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Ephesians 5:8-9 For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light! For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true ✝️🫶🏿 011
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Romans 12:9-10 Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good. Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other 011
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Matthew 28:20 Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” 020
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Matthew 11:28 NLT Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 020
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Psalm 100:4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! 010
Reposted by BarryAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 28/11/2024Happy Thanksgiving! We really do have a lot to be thankful for. God Bless each of you 1022208231147
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Psalm 94:19 - When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy. 031
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Romans 8:6 - The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. 021
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Romans 12:2 - Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. 021
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Proverbs 3:5-6 - Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. 120
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 21/11/2024 Peter 5:10 - And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. 010
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Joshua 1:9 - Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. 010
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 21/11/2024 John 14:27 - Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. 010
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 21/11/2024James 1:2-4 - Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. 010
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Isaiah 40:31 - but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. 010
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 21/11/2024 Isaiah 35:3-4 - Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way; say to those with fearful hearts, “Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance with divine retribution he will come to save you.” 010
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Hebrews 13:5-6 - Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?” 021
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 21/11/2024 Philippians 4:8 says, "Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable if anything is excellent or praiseworthy think about such things. 030
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Psalm 37:21The wicked borrows but does not pay back, but the righteous is generous and gives. 020
Reposted by BarryEls Nicol 🕊️ @elsnicol.bsky.social · 17/11/2024An old time favourite of mine, for giving hope when times feel dark 👇 #Tolkien 312294303
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Proverbs 22:9 The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor. 020
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Timothy 6:18 They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share. 010
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 20/11/2024I hope this message finds you well. I’m reaching out because I’m currently in need of some assistance with food. If you have any resources or know of anyone who could help, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you so much for your kindness and support. Matthew 5:3 🙏 241
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Psalm 37:12 The wicked plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him. 010
Barry @amadoubarry.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Amos 4:6 “I gave you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and lack of bread in all your places, yet you did not return to me,” declares the Lord. 020
Reposted by BarryJules @catholicclod.bsky.social · 20/11/2024"The meaning of human history should become clear to us from an examination of our historicity in the midst of our transcendence. We must establish our historicity not merely through empirical observation [nor] accumulation of facts. We must understand historicity as belonging to our basic nature." 021