Friday, April 19, 2019

First Line Fridays


Happy Easter friends!  I hope that you have a lovely weekend with your family and friends...and that the Eater Bunny brings you some chocolate.  :)

This week is filled with reflection, because of what Christ did for us on the cross.  Yet always remember, He arose!  His resurrection gives us life and makes way for an incredible celebration.  The Lord of Heaven loves you and me that much!  What an incredible reality to ponder.  Happy reading friends!

Grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line!

Today I am going to post a line from: 

  The Bible 
NKJV



Luke 24:1-8. 36-40, 50-53


24 Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. Then they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. And it happened, as they were greatly perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in shining garments. Then, as they were afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, saying, ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.’”

And they remembered His words. Then they returned from the tomb and told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. 10 It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them, who told these things to the apostles. 11 And their words seemed to them like idle tales, and they did not believe them. 12 But Peter arose and ran to the tomb; and stooping down, he saw the linen cloths lying by themselves; and he departed, marveling to himself at what had happened.

36 Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them, and said to them, “Peace to you.” 37 But they were terrified and frightened, and supposed they had seen a spirit. 38 And He said to them, “Why are you troubled? And why do doubts arise in your hearts? 39 Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself. Handle Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have.”
40 When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet. 

50 And He led them out as far as Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them. 51 Now it came to pass, while He blessed them, that He was parted from them and carried up into heaven. 52 And they worshiped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, 53 and were continually in the temple praising and blessing God. Amen.

Happy reading and happy Friday!   

Let me know your first line in the comments & then head over to Hoarding Books to see who else is participating! 








12 comments:

  1. I shared from Of Fire And Lions by Mesu Andrews today, but here I will share from the book I received last night from UPS!

    "Elsie closed her eyes for a moment and breathed in the steamy air, imagining she stood beside Grand Pinnacle Spring instead of the massive laundry boiler in the back of the Mammoth Hot Springs Lodge." -- Ever Faithful by Karen Barnett

    Have a wonderful Easter weekend!

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    1. UPS is one of the best vehicles, because they bring us books! :) Happy Easter Beckie!

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  2. Happy Friday!

    This week on my blog I am sharing the first few lines from All Made Up by Kara Isaac. It's such a fantastic novel. I highly recommend it. You can go to my post by clicking the link: https://tinyurl.com/Friday83. Currently, I am reading Weddings, Willows, and Revised Expectations by V. Joy Palmer. It's really good. I'm on chapter seven, so I will share a line from there.

    "Don't see me. Don't see me. Don't see me. 'Courtney!' Walk faster. Walk faster. Walk faster. 'Courtney!' Dallas yelled. 'Please! We need to talk.'"

    Hope you have a blessed Easter weekend. Happy reading! 🙂❤️📚

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    1. I read Palmer's first book, and it was excellent! Happy Easter Nicole!

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  3. Happy Friday! I’m sharing from my current read, Spring Magic by D.E. Stevenson. This is the first line from Chapter 18:

    “This was the day upon which Frances had been invited to take tea at the Castle, and, as always, there were half a dozen people ready and willing to advise her how to attain her objective.”

    Have a wonderful Easter weekend!

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    1. Tea at the castle--sounds like a marvelous idea! Happy Easter Yvette!

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  4. Lovely post, Heather! Thank you for choosing this!

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    1. Thank you Cindy! It was my pleasure. :) Happy Easter!

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  5. Thank you for sharing! Today I'm sharing the first lines from The Edge of Mercy by Heidi Chiavaroli:

    "I slipped the two rings off my finger to cradle them in my palm."

    https://moments-of-beauty.blogspot.com/2019/04/first-line-fridays-edge-of-mercy-by.html

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    1. This first line reminds me of Lord of the Rings. :) Happy Easter Jolene!

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  6. Have a great weekend! My first line is from "All for the Cause" by Gail Kittleson:

    "What do you say, Lilly?"

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