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Day 149 - Longest Psalm - Part 1

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https://www.godisreal.today/god-images/ My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 Read the Bible in a Year | Come join us at any time! Using The NRSV Daily Bible Today’s Reading 5/30/2019     Day 149 Psalms 119:1 – 88 Reflection | Today Psalm - Literary Type - Short Reflection Entering Book 5 - Psalms 107 - 150 Psalm 119:1 – 88 The longest psalm. This is used on Wednesdays In the Daily Office Lectionary for Book of Common Prayer. Happy are those that walk in the path of the Lord. How can youth keep their way? By following God. Blessed are your statutes, O God. Make me understand your way Teach me, O God. Let your steadfast love come to me. Let you steadfast love be my comfort. Spare my life because of your mercy. (NOAB5 notes) Background | Background by Center of Biblical Studies. Background by Chabad.org | Psalms by Literary Type - Barbara Klugh +++ Meditation/Contemplate | Let you steadfast love be my comfort. Prayer | O God,...

Saturday after the Third Sunday of Ephiphany

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Opening Sentence From the rising of the sun to its setting my Name shall be great among the nations, and in every place incense shall be offered to my Name, and a pure offering; for my Name shall be great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts.  + Malachi 1:11 Jesus walks on water , by  Ivan Aivazovsky (1888) Read | Saturday | 30 January 2016 | Ps. 55; Ps. 138 139:1–17 (18–23); Gen. 18:1–16; Heb. 10:26–39; John 6:16–27 Reflection | Psalm 55  -  Literary type | Individual Lament  |  click here . Listen to me and am oppressed by my enemy; Zion is corrupt; My friend is corrupt; Judge them; The Lord will hear my pleas and complaints and will bring them down; the righteous will not stumble. Genesis 18 - The Lord appeared as three men before Abraham and Sarah; Abraham provides hospitality  and says again the promise; Sarah laughs at the prediction of having a child when she is so old; Why laugh... Is anything too wonde...

Third Sunday of Epiphany

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Opening Sentence Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising. + Isaiah 60:3 Pantokrator - 6th Century Public Domain - Wiki Commons Read | Sunday | 24 January 2016 | Third Sunday after Epiphany Ps. 63:1–8 (9–11) Ps. 98; Ps. 103; Gen. 13:2–18; Gal. 2:1–10; Mark 7:31 –37 Reflection | Psalm 63  -  Literary type | Individual Lament  |  click here . I see the Lord; Because your steadfast love is better than life - my lips will praise you; my soul clings to you. Genesis 13 - Abram and Lot divide the land to keep peace in their family; Lot leaves, God shows up and say look and see I will give this all to you. Galatians 2 - Paul remembers his meeting with the leaders of the Christ and how they all have decided not to bind the Gentiles to Jewish custom and tradition. Freedom in Christ. Mark 7 - In the region of Tyre, Jesus heals a deaf man and instructs them not to tell anyone, but they can't restrain t...

The Baptism of Jesus - First Sunday after Epiphany

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Opening Sentence From the rising of the sun to its setting my Name shall be great among the nations, and in every place incense shall be offered to my Name, and a pure offering; for my Name shall be great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts. Malachi 1:11 NASA from the Space Station Read | Sunday | 10 January 2016 | 1 Epiphany Ps. 146  147; Ps. 111  112  113; Gen. 1:1—2:3; Eph. 1:3–14; John 1:29–34 Reflection | Psalm 146  -  Literary type | Hymn  |  click here God remembers what God promises to take care of us for all time; God is with us and gives us all things. Genesis 1 - 2 - The first story or song of Creation; God creates everything and it is good; seven epochs of creation; Humanity is the final delight of God; all things are named; all things are good; 6 days of work and one day of rest. Ephesians 3 - We have been made children of God; God has made us holy and redeemed us; act out your salvation as a chi...

Day 5 - Monday after the Second Sunday after Christmas

Read Genesis 15:1 – 17:27 Dates | 2091 BC | 1925 BC Reading | God makes a deal with Abram and tells him to look at the stars for the numbers of descendants; name change to Abraham; circumcision; Sarai to Sarah; son at 100?; all males circumcised that day... painful thought. Next |1/6/15 | Day 6 | Genesis 18:1 – 21:7 +++ Morning Daily Office in English in Audio –  Click here