Wednesday, December 12, 2018 | Advent Wednesday of the Second Week of Advent Years 1 & 2 | Roman Missal | Lectionary On the same date: Our Lady of Guadalupe First Reading Isaiah 40:25–31 Response Psalm 103:1 Psalm Psalm 103:1–4, 8, 10 Gospel Acclamation Text Gospel Matthew 11:28–30 Catholic Daily Readings. Bellingham, WA: Faithlife, 2009. Print. Decembe […]
Tuesday, December 11, 2018 | Advent Tuesday of the Second Week of Advent Years 1 & 2 | Roman Missal | Lectionary On the same date: Saint Damasus I, Pope First Reading Isaiah 40:1–11 Response Isaiah 40:10ab Psalm Psalm 96:1–3, 10–13 Gospel Acclamation Text Gospel Matthew 18:12–14 Catholic Daily Readings. Bellingham, WA: Faithlife, 2009. Print. Tuesday, D […]
December 11: Faithful Decision-Making Jeremiah 21:1–22:30; Romans 3:1–20; Proverbs 17:1–28 “I asked God, and He didn’t answer me.” When I hear people say this, I’m often tempted to reply, “Haven’t you read the prophets?” Because sometimes what people are really saying is, “I asked God to do something for me, and He didn’t answer in the way I expected, so He […]
God is your Pilot and not your co-pilot. YAHWEH should be first in all things; First in your life above everything; YAHWEH is always first in everything; It is His will and not your will. Have a blessed day in the Lord.
Monday, December 10, 2018 | Advent Monday of the Second Week of Advent Years 1 & 2 | Roman Missal | Lectionary First Reading Isaiah 35:1–10 Response Isaiah 35:4f Psalm Psalm 85:9–14 Gospel Acclamation Text Gospel Luke 5:17–26 Catholic Daily Readings. Bellingham, WA: Faithlife, 2009. Print. Monday, December 10, 2018 | Octoechos Thirtieth Monday after Pen […]
December 10: Constructing Lives by the Law Jeremiah 18:1-18; Romans 2:12-29; Proverbs 16:12-33 Dispensing good, helpful advice gets the benevolent juices flowing. As easy as it is to give advice, though, it often hits me with the irony of a cartoon anvil when I end up tripping over my own counsel. When this happens, I’m convicted to examine my motives for ad […]
December 9 Lesson 2 (KJV) Love and Serve God Devotional Reading: Psalm 81 Background Scripture: Exodus 20:1–11; Joshua 24 Joshua 24:1–3a, 13–15, 21–24 1 And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God. 2 An […]
Sunday, December 9, 2018 | Advent Second Sunday in Advent Year C Old Testament Malachi 3:1–4 Psalm Psalm 24 New Testament Philippians 1:3–11 New Testament 1 Corinthians 4:1–5 (Supplemental) Gospel Luke 3:1–6 Christian Worship Three Year Lectionary (with Supplemental Lectionary). Bellingham, WA: Faithlife, 2009. Print. Sunday, December 9, 2018 | Advent Secon […]
Sat, Dec 8, 2018 (Nov 25, 2018) | Entrance of the Theotokos Leavetaking of the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple Byzantine Lectionary (Julian). Bellingham, WA: Faithlife, 2016. Print. Saturday, December 8, 2018 | Octoechos Twenty-Ninth Saturday after Pentecost Dark Vestments On the same date: Forefeast of the Conception of the Theotokos Epistle Ephe […]
