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Read the Bible

April 20, 2024

Morning Reading
Midday Reading
Evening Reading

Morning
Rising

Psalm 98 NIV

Sing to the Lord a new song,
  for he has done marvelous things;
his right hand and his holy arm
  have worked salvation for him.
The Lord has made his salvation known
  and revealed his righteousness to the nations.
He has remembered his love
  and his faithfulness to the house of Israel;
all the ends of the earth have seen
  the salvation of our God.
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth,
  burst into jubilant song with music;
make music to the Lord with the harp,
  with the harp and the sound of singing,
with trumpets and the blast of the ram’s horn-
  shout for joy before the Lord, the King.
Let the sea resound, and everything in it,
  the world, and all who live in it.
Let the rivers clap their hands,
  let the mountains sing together for joy;
let them sing before the Lord,
  for he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness
  and the peoples with equity.

Midday
Reconnecting

Midday Prayer

God of mercy,
grant that the Word you speak this day
may take root in our hearts,
and bear fruit to your honor and glory,
for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Evening
Resting

Matthew 16:13-20 NIV

When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”

They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven. And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” Then he warned his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Christ.