Friday , December 23, 2022

Friday, December 23, 2022 Malachi 3:1-5 Psalm 25:1-14 Luke 1:57-66 “And his name shall be John.” Elizabeth and Zechariah were ecstatic. They were having a child, a son. They would need to choose a name.

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Thursday , December 22, 2022

Thursday, December 22, 2022 1 Samuel 1:19-28 Psalm 122 Luke 1:57-66 In 1 Samuel, Hannah’s love for God is so great that she can let go of her son when he was weaned. In the

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Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Tuesday, December 20, 2022 Isaiah 7:10-14 Psalm 24 Luke 1:26-38 The first few chapters of the gospel of Luke are filled with stories of “holy interruptions.” These are moments when God bursts in with an

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Monday December 19, 2022

Monday, December 19, 2022Judges 13:2-7, 24-25 Psalm 71:1-8 Luke 1:5-25 Our readings today speak of angels. In this modern western culture, we tend to feel uncomfortable with what we call “supernatural” or “paranormal” experiences. But

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Saturday, December 17, 2022

Sunday, December 18, 2022Isaiah 7:10-16 Psalm 24 Romans 1:1-7 Matthew 1:18-25 My Dear Beloved, O, how I love you! I am grieved when you cannot see me as you walk the treacherous path of fear

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Saturday, December 17, 2022

Saturday, December 17, 2022 Genesis 49: 2, 8-10    Psalm 72: 1-8   Matthew 1:1-7, 17 In the reading from Genesis, Jacob blesses Judah highlighting Judah’s rise as the royal household: “The sceptre shall not

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Friday, December 16, 2022

Friday, December 16, 2022Isaiah 56:1-8 Psalm 67 John 5:33-36 The theme that springs to mind through these three readings is that of following God faithfully, despite what others think, suggest, or do. In the reading

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Thursday, December 15, 2022

Thursday, December 15, 2022 Isaiah 54:1-10 Psalm 30 Luke 7:24-30 Everybody, just wake up! Prior to our gospel reading, Jesus had healed a centurion’s slave and raised to new life a widow’s son. Both these

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Wednesday, December 14, 2022 Isaiah 45: 5-8, 18-25    Psalm 85: 8-13     Luke 7: 19-23 Most of us are aware through media reports or personal experience of the devastating consequences of climate change. 

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