Numbers 22:21-23:30 / Luke 1:57-80 / Psalm 58 / Proverbs 11:12-13 I appreciate prophecy. I crave hearing God’s voice, whether in my own ear or through someone else. That’s why I am fascinated by the story of Zechariah, Elizabeth and their newborn son John. Remember, it’s been 9 months since Zechariah came out of the …
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Numbers 21:1-22:20 / Luke 1:26-56 / Psalm 57 / Proverbs 11:9-11 Luke 1:38 Mary responded, “I am the Lord’s servant. May everything you have said about me come true.” How many of us would be willing to respond this way if God sent an Angel to tell us our life was going to be greatly …
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Numbers 19-20 / Luke 1:1-25 / Psalm 56 / Proverbs 11:8 Psalm 56:8 You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book. Today we said our final goodbyes to Bradley. We attended Catholic Mass with his family and friends, and it was …
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Numbers 16:41-18:32 / Mark 16 / Psalm 55 / Proverbs 11:7 How do you deal with people who irritate and make you angry? How do you deal with enemies? I think it’s important to define enemies before we continue. An enemy is oyeb in Hebrew and means an adversary, someone who persecutes or hates you. …
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Numbers 15:17-16:40 / Mark 15 / Psalm 54 / Proverbs 11:5-6 Who can read the story of Jesus’s trial, abuse and crucifixion without being emotionally moved? It wreaks me every time. Even if I set aside the fact that Jesus was God in the flesh, and the reason He came was to die, the story …
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Numbers 14:1-15:16 / Mark 14:53-72 / Psalm 53 / Proverbs 11:4 A land flowing with milk and honey… What a strange saying! What does it mean? I’ve heard this read from scripture, and read it myself, since I started reading the KJV Bible at age 5. Yes, I was reading that difficult to understand version …
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Numbers 11:24-13:33 / Mark 14:22-52 / Psalm 52 / Proverbs 11:1-3 I’ve read the Old Testament stories many times, but this is the first time I saw a connection between Moses’ humility and that being the reason God met with him face to face. This is what God says of Moses … Of all my …
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Numbers 10:1-11:23 / Mark 14:1-21 / Psalm 51 / Proverbs 10:31-32 Psalm 51 is a familiar Psalm. It is the one that was David’s prayer after his sin with Bathsheba. Many Jesus followers have used this Psalm as a prayer of contrition and repentance. The imagery is beautiful and filled with hope, especially in the …
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Numbers 8-9 / Mark 13:14-37 / Psalm 50 / Proverbs 10:29-30 There were many directions I could have taken with today’s readings. And I thought about talking about our need to be on guard – stay alert – and watch for Him! While that would have been a great topic, I found myself drawn to …
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