The Inner Room- Emotions in the Bible

Sir 48:1-4, 9-11 In those days,     like a fire there appeared the prophet Elijah         whose words were as a flaming furnace.     Their staff of bread he shattered,         in his zeal he reduced them to straits;     By the Lord’s word he shut up the heavens        &...

Is 48:17-19 Thus says the LORD, your redeemer,     the Holy One of Israel: I, the LORD, your God,     teach you what is for your good,     and lead you on the way you should go. If you would hearken to my commandments,     your prosperity would be like a river,     and your vindication like the waves of the sea; Your descen...

Is 41:13-20 I am the LORD, your God,     who grasp your right hand; It is I who say to you, “Fear not,     I will help you.” Fear not, O worm Jacob,     O maggot Israel; I will help you, says the LORD;     your redeemer is the Holy One of Israel. I will make of you a threshing sledge,     sharp, new, and double-edged, To th...

Gn 3:9-15, 20 After the man, Adam, had eaten of the tree, the LORD God called to the man and asked him, “Where are you?” He answered, “I heard you in the garden; but I was afraid, because I was naked, so I hid myself.” Then he asked, “Who told you that you were naked? You have eaten, then, from the tree of which I had forbidden you to eat!” The man replied, “The woman whom you put here with me she...

Is 40:1-11 Comfort, give comfort to my people,         says your God.     Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her         that her service is at an end,         her guilt is expiated;     Indeed, she has received from the hand of the LORD       ...

Is 35:1-10 The desert and the parched land will exult;         the steppe will rejoice and bloom.     They will bloom with abundant flowers,         and rejoice with joyful song.     The glory of Lebanon will be given to them,         the splendor of Carmel and Sharon;  &nbs...

Bar 5:1-9 Jerusalem, take off your robe of mourning and misery;     put on the splendor of glory from God forever: wrapped in the cloak of justice from God,     bear on your head the mitre     that displays the glory of the eternal name. For God will show all the earth your splendor:     you will be named by God forever    &nbsp...

Is 30:19-21, 23-26 Thus says the Lord GOD,     the Holy One of Israel: O people of Zion, who dwell in Jerusalem,     no more will you weep; He will be gracious to you when you cry out,     as soon as he hears he will answer you. The Lord will give you the bread you need     and the water for which you thirst. No longer will your Teacher h...

Reading I Is 29:17-24 Thus says the Lord GOD: But a very little while, and Lebanon shall be changed into an orchard, and the orchard be regarded as a forest! On that day the deaf shall hear the words of a book; And out of gloom and darkness, the eyes of the blind shall see. The lowly will ever find joy in the LORD, and the poor rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. For the tyrant will be no more and...

Is 26:1-6 On that day they will sing this song in the land of Judah: “A strong city have we;         he sets up walls and ramparts to protect us.     Open up the gates         to let in a nation that is just,         one that keeps faith.     A nation of firm purpose you keep in...

Is 25:6-10a On this mountain the LORD of hosts     will provide for all peoples A feast of rich food and choice wines,     juicy, rich food and pure, choice wines. On this mountain he will destroy     the veil that veils all peoples, The web that is woven over all nations;     he will destroy death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away &nb...

Dn 2:31-45 Daniel said to Nebuchadnezzar:“This was the dream; the interpretation we shall also give in the king’s presence. You, O king, are the king of kings; to you the God of heaven has given dominion and strength, power and glory; men, wild beasts, and birds of the air, wherever they may dwell, he has handed over to you, making you ruler over them all; you are the head of gold. Another kingdom...

Rom 10:9-18 Brothers and sisters: If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For one believes with the heart and so is justified, and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved. The Scripture says, No one who believes in him will be put to shame. There is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same Lord is...

Is 2:1-5 This is what Isaiah, son of Amoz,     saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. In days to come, The mountain of the LORD’s house     shall be established as the highest mountain     and raised above the hills. All nations shall stream toward it;     many peoples shall come and say: “Come, let us climb the LORD’s mountain,   ...

Jer 33:14-16 The days are coming, says the LORD,      when I will fulfill the promise      I made to the house of Israel and Judah. In those days, in that time,      I will raise up for David a just shoot ;      he shall do what is right and just in the land. In those days Judah shall be safe      a...

Dn 7:2-14 In a vision I, Daniel, saw during the night, the four winds of heaven stirred up the great sea, from which emerged four immense beasts, each different from the others. The first was like a lion, but with eagle’s wings. While I watched, the wings were plucked; it was raised from the ground to stand on two feet like a man, and given a human mind.  The second was like a bear; it was ra...

Sir 50:22-24 And now, bless the God of all,     who has done wondrous things on earth; Who fosters people’s growth from their mother’s womb,     and fashions them according to his will! May he grant you joy of heart     and may peace abide among you; May his goodness toward us endure in Israel     to deliver us in our days. Responsorial P...

Dn 2:31-45 Daniel said to Nebuchadnezzar: “In your vision, O king, you saw a statue, very large and exceedingly bright, terrifying in appearance as it stood before you. The head of the statue was pure gold, its chest and arms were silver, its belly and thighs bronze, the legs iron, its feet partly iron and partly tile. While you looked at the statue, a stone which was hewn from a mountain without...

Dn 7:13-14 As the visions during the night continued, I saw     one like a Son of man coming,         on the clouds of heaven;     when he reached the Ancient One         and was presented before him,     the one like a Son of man received dominion, glory, and kingship;     &nbsp...

1 Mc 6:1-13 As King Antiochus was traversing the inland provinces, he heard that in Persia there was a city called Elymais, famous for its wealth in silver and gold, and that its temple was very rich, containing gold helmets, breastplates, and weapons left there by Alexander, son of Philip, king of Macedon, the first king of the Greeks. He went therefore and tried to capture and pillage the city....

1 Mc 4:36-37, 52-59 Judas and his brothers said, “Now that our enemies have been crushed, let us go up to purify the sanctuary and rededicate it.” So the whole army assembled, and went up to Mount Zion. Early in the morning on the twenty-fifth day of the ninth month, that is, the month of Chislev, in the year one hundred and forty-eight, they arose and offered sacrifice according to the law on the...

2 Mc 7:1, 20-31 It happened that seven brothers with their mother were arrested and tortured with whips and scourges by the king, to force them to eat pork in violation of God’s law. Most admirable and worthy of everlasting remembrance was the mother, who saw her seven sons perish in a single day, yet bore it courageously because of her hope in the Lord. Filled with a noble spirit that stirred her...

2 Mc 6:18-31 Eleazar, one of the foremost scribes, a man of advanced age and noble appearance, was being forced to open his mouth to eat pork.  But preferring a glorious death to a life of defilement, he spat out the meat, and went forward of his own accord to the instrument of torture, as people ought to do who have the courage to reject the food which it is unlawful to taste even for love o...

1 Mc 1:10-15, 41-43, 54-57, 62-63 [From the descendants of Alexander’s officers] there sprang a sinful offshoot, Antiochus Epiphanes, son of King Antiochus, once a hostage at Rome. He became king in the year one hundred and thirtyseven of the kingdom of the Greeks. In those days there appeared in Israel men who were breakers of the law, and they seduced many people, saying: “Let us go and make an...

Dn 12:1-3 In those days, I Daniel,      heard this word of the Lord: "At that time there shall arise     Michael, the great prince,     guardian of your people; it shall be a time unsurpassed in distress     since nations began until that time. At that time your people shall escape,     everyone who is found written in...