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Opening Sentence To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, because we have rebelled against him and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God by following his laws which he set before us. + Daniel 9:9,10 Prayer Sites | Click here | Pray daily! Jesus & Disciples By Onofrio bramante (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Read Today Monday | 22 February 2016 | Ps. 56 57 [58]; Ps. 64 65; Gen. 41:46–57; 1 Cor. 4:8–20 (21); Mark 3:7–19a Psalm 56 | Literary type | Individual Lament  |  click here They are coming to get me, O Lord; they speak wicked of me; hear my prayer; redeem me... Genesis 41 Joseph, 30, Chief Steward of Pharaoh, saves a portion of grain when there is plenty and stores it; when famine hit - he make the King wealthy by selling grain to the people of Egypt and the world who comes to get grain to eat. How did the people of Israel come to Egypt? Through the famine. 1 C...

Opening Sentence Jesus said, "If anyone will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me."  |  Mark 8:34 Read Today Sunday | 21 February 2016 | Second Sunday in Lent Ps. 24, 29; Ps. 8, 84; Gen. 41:14–45; Rom. 6:3–14; John 5:19–24 Psalm 24 |  Literary type | Liturgy or Misc.  |  click here The earth is the Lord's and all there in; Who is the King of Glory? Click here Genesis 41 Pharaoh brings Joseph out of prison and when Joseph is cleaned up is brought before the King -   King retells of his dreams; Joe says it is one dream brought to him from God and God will let Joseph interpret them for the King; Joseph tells of God's prediction of 7 years of plenty and 7 years of famine; the King appoints Joseph as #2 over all of the Kingdom and to be the steward with total authority of Pharaoh.  Romans 6 We were baptized into the death of Christ so now we have risen into new life with him; d...

Opening Sentence Rend your hearts and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and repents of evil.  Joel 2:13 Read Today  Ps. 55; Ps. 138  139:1–17 (18–23); Gen. 41:1–13; 1 Cor. 4:1–7; Mark 2:23—3:6   Psalm 55  I have seen violence and strive and I am afraid; Take this fear from me; I have even been betrayed by friends; I will call upon God and the Lord will hear my voice and will bring them down. I will trust in you. Geneses 41 Pharaoh dreams a dream and can't figure it out; the cup bearer saved tells Pharaoh of Joseph and his ability to read and interpret dreams. 1 Corinthians 4 We are servants the stewards of the mysteries of God; Do not judgement against me for what I teach you; It is not you teacher but only Christ Jesus who teaches us; it is not the teacher but the One who is taught about. Mark 2/3 Jesus was moving and walking on the S...

Opening Sentence Rend your hearts and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and repents of evil.  Joel 2:13 Read Today Ps. 50; Ps. [59  60] or 19  46; Gen. 39:1–23; 1 Cor. 2:14—3:15; Mark 2:1–12 Psalm 50 Listen to the Lord; do not sin as the world sins; bow down and hear the Lord. Genesis 39 Joseph is a good looking man and the Lord is with him; he is taken as a slave a house of an Egyptian; the wife of the house lusts after him and asks for sex; he runs off; she lies to her husband; Joseph ends up in jail. The Lord continues to be with him. 1 Corinthians 2 14  Those who are unspiritual [ a ]  do not receive the gifts of God’s Spirit, for they are foolishness to them, and they are unable to understand them because they are discerned spiritually.  15  Those who are spiritual discern all things, and they are themselves subject to no o...

Opening Sentence Watch, for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrow, or in the morning, lest he come suddenly and find you asleep.   +  Mark 13:35, 36 Read Today Ps. 95  40  54; Ps. 51; Gen. 40:1–23; 1 Cor. 3:16–23; Mark 2:13–22 Psalm 51 Glory to God; just look at the Creation; everything shouts praise to God; God's law is perfect; forgive me Lord. Genesis 39 Joseph interprets dreams; asks to be remembered for dream but is forgotten by the one he helped. 1 Corinthians 3 You are the temple of God; keep it holy. Mark 3 Jesus calls Levi the tax collector; Levi throws a party; Jesus came to save; what about fasting? For Mission Lord Jesus Christ, you stretched out your arms of love on the hard wood of the cross that everyone might come within the reach of your saving embrace: So clothe us in your Spirit that we, reaching forth our hands in love, may bring those...

Bible in Time 2016 Readings for Next Week Book of Common Prayer - Daily Office Lectionary Lent 2 Note: Click texts to read them.... Sunday | 21 February 2016 | Second Sunday in Lent Ps. 24, 29; Ps. 8, 84; Gen. 41:14–45; Rom. 6:3–14; John 5:19–24 Monday | 22 February 2016 | Ps. 56 57 [58]; Ps. 64 65; Gen. 41:46–57; 1 Cor. 4:8–20 (21); Mark 3:7–19a Tuesday | 23 February 2016 | Ps. 61 62; Ps. 68:1–20 (21–23) 24–36; Gen. 42:1–17; 1 Cor. 5:1–8; Mark 3:19b–35 Wednesday | 24 February 2016 | Ps. 80; 1 Samuel 16:1–13; 1 John 2:18–25; Ps. 33; Acts 20:17–35 Thursday | 25 February 2016 | Ps. [70] 71; Ps. 74; Gen. 42:29–38; 1 Cor. 6:12–30; Mark 4:21–34 Friday | 26 February 2016 | Ps. 95 69:1–23 (24–30) 31–38; Ps. 73; Gen. 43:1–15; 1 Cor. 7:1–9; Mark 4:35–41 Saturday | 27 February 2016 | Ps. 75 76; Ps. 23 27; Gen. 43:16–34; 1 Cor. 7:10–24; Mark 5:1–20 Click on scripture reference to go to readings in Biblegateway.com . Listings from Daily Office Reading Plan on ...

Read Today Ps. 119:49–72; Ps. 49  [53]; Gen. 37:25–36; 1 Cor. 2:1–13; Mark 1:29–45   Psalm 119 Your statues have been like songs to me; I have kept your commandments; be merciful to me; I have turned my feet toward your ways; I pray at all hours; I share friendship to all that know you; teach me discernment and knowledge for I keep your word Genesis 37 The brother sell Joseph into slavery and create an alibi for Jacob with his torn robe. He mourns for the loss of his son. 1 Corinthians 2 I came to you in weakness only to proclaim Jesus Christ who was crucified; we speak God's wisdom; God has prepared all things for us; the Spirit is from God who gives us wisdom and knowledge of God. Mark 1  Entered the house of Simon and Andrew and Jesus healed his mother; Jesus healed many; silenced demons; he goes off to pray; he proclaimed through out the region and healed many; don't tell anyone what has happened to you; but those healed...