I think this is a coincidence, maybe divine if so. I have never commented on the bible verses because they sound absurd or insensible and it was the first time that I underlined and commented ""So good, nothing more" on the verse. After I read the heading "Month Five: January", right under it, there is a verse from Ecclesiastes "Do not pay attention to every word people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you for you know in you heart that many times you yourself have cursed others". It is neither absurd nor insensible. the meaning of this sentence is very self-examplatory: don't get upset nor pay attention to badmouthing about you, because you have done the same thing about others many times. I think that this verse is still valid, if not more, in the modern world, because nowadays the ways of communication are developed and varied, compared to the method used in the ancient Israel. people gossip or hear gossips all the time with all the devices as well as actual conversations. I think this is one of a few verses that could be taken as literal as possible.
the second one doesn't affect me as much as the first one, since I chose it because it's easy and standing out. the versus is from Deuteronomy "you shall write them on the doorposts of your house", meaning that you should write religious rules in doorposts. Jacob took this literally and wrote God's words on the post with a pencil after feeling the house wasn't Biblified enough. at first he felt absurd and nervous, however he realized that he started absorbing the words and meanings more deeply, lingering over every letter and cadence. as he said, behavior shapes mind
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