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April 25, 2024

Morning Reading
Midday Reading
Evening Reading

Morning
Rising

Psalm 97 The Message

  God rules: there’s something to shout over! On the double, mainlands and islands-celebrate!

  Bright clouds and storm clouds circle ‘round him;
  Right and justice anchor his rule.

  Fire blazes out before him,
  Flaming high up the craggy mountains.

  His lightnings light up the world;
  Earth, wide-eyed, trembles in fear.

  The mountains take one look at God
  And melt, melt like wax before earth’s Lord.

  The heavens announce that he’ll set everything right,
  And everyone will see it happen-glorious!

  All who serve handcrafted gods will be sorry-
  And they were so proud of their ragamuffin gods!
  On your knees, all you gods-worship him!
  And Zion, you listen and take heart!

  Daughters of Zion, sing your hearts out:
  God has done it all, has set everything right.

  You, God, are High God of the cosmos,
  Far, far higher than any of the gods.

  God loves all who hate evil,
  And those who love him he keeps safe,
  Snatches them from the grip of the wicked.

  Light-seeds are planted in the souls of God’s people,
  Joy-seeds are planted in good heart-soil.

  So, God’s people, shout praise to God,
  Give thanks to our Holy God!

Midday
Reconnecting

Midday Prayer

with a reverent sense of your presence,
that we may be at peace
and may worship you with all our mind and spirit;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Evening
Resting

Matthew 15:29-39 NIV

Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on a mountainside and sat down. Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute and many others, and laid them at his feet; and he healed them. The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel.

Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may collapse on the way.”

His disciples answered, “Where could we get enough bread in this remote place to feed such a crowd?”

“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked.

“Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”

He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, and when he had given thanks, he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and they in turn to the people. They all ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. The number of those who ate was four thousand men, besides women and children. After Jesus had sent the crowd away, he got into the boat and went to the vicinity of Magadan.

Evening
Resting

Colossians 4:6 NIV

Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.