Alma
A alma é a parte mais íntima do ser humano — sede da vida, dos afetos e do encontro com Deus. A Bíblia convida a cuidar da alma com zelo e a aquietá-la diante do Senhor.
A alma diante de Deus
Bendize ao Senhor, ó minha alma! A alma suspira por Deus como a corça suspira pelas águas — com sede de eternidade.
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and all that is within me,
bless his holy name!
O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you;
my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
Why are you cast down, O my soul,
and why are you in turmoil within me?
Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,
my salvation and my God.
For God alone my soul waits in silence;
from him comes my salvation.
I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,
and in his word I hope;
My lips will shout for joy,
when I sing praises to you;
my soul also, which you have redeemed.
The law of the Lord is perfect,
reviving the soul;
the testimony of the Lord is sure,
making wise the simple;
For you formed my inward parts;
you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Wonderful are your works;
my soul knows it very well.
Deliver me, O Lord,
from lying lips,
from a deceitful tongue.
Cuidar da alma
Que aproveita ao homem ganhar o mundo inteiro e perder a sua alma? Buscar a Deus de toda alma é o caminho da vida.
For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?
And he said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.
And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
But from there you will seek the Lord your God and you will find him, if you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Only be very careful to observe the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments and to cling to him and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul."
"And now I am about to go the way of all the earth, and you know in your hearts and souls, all of you, that not one word has failed of all the good things that the Lord your God promised concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one of them has failed.
You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.
Thus says the Lord:
"Stand by the roads, and look,
and ask for the ancient paths,
where the good way is; and walk in it,
and find rest for your souls.
But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
Gracious words are like a honeycomb,
sweetness to the soul and health to the body.
Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.