Wednesday, October 18, 2017

#RefoThursday - Your weekly throwback to the Reformation!


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"Pray God in the bowels of his mercy to send you his Holy Spirit; for he hath given his great gift or utterance, if it pleased him also to open the eyes of your heart."

- Lady Jane Grey
Preparing Lady Jane Grey for Execution, by George Whiting Flagg.
I would’ve liked to know Lady Jane and her intense love for scripture. While I bow over my Bible daily, my faith has never been tested in the ways Lady Jane’s was.  
Lady Jane Grey was beheaded by royal decree for high treason against Mary I of England on February 12th, 1554. She had been the Protestant Queen of England for nine days.   Read More ...

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