Computer Cud    Vatican II asks us to read the Bible every day, 
 'to have a burning love'   for the Word of God           Resolution

This plan follows the Sunday liturgy:  reading + psalm + reading + gospel             
From  www.simplebible.info              Previous Bible Blogs 

O Holy Spirit, may these passages give us hope, wisdom, compassion,
courage and peace for our daily life             Chinese text

  Reading:  Numbers 7-8

When Moses went into the Tent of Meeting to speak with God,
Moses heard God's voice.

Specially dedicated to God were the Levites.
They were responsible for the worship ministry in the Tent.

They served this ministry from when they were
twenty five years old until they were fifty years old

Reflection:
An interesting article about the Levites

Prayer: Dear God, please bless all pastors and ministers

Reading: Psalms 113

Praise, O friends of the Lord,
praise the name of the Lord.

May the name of the Lord be blessed
both now and for evermore.

From the rising of the sun to its setting
praised be the name of the Lord.

Who is like the Lord our God,
above the heavens his glory.

From the dust he lifts up the lowly,
to put them in the company of royalty.

To the childless wife he gives a home
and gladdens her heart with children.

Reflection: 
One of the best things we can do, we should do:
praise God at sunrise (= some Bible reading and prayer in the morning)
and at sunset (= some Bible reading and prayer in the evening)

Prayer: Dear God, please help me make a bit of time for Bible reading and prayer in the morning ....and in the evening

Reading:  2 Thessalonians 3

We gave you a rule when we were with you:
not to let anyone have any food if he refused to do any work

Yet we hear that some of you are living in idleness, doing no work themselves but interfering with everyone else's work

In the Lord Jesus Christ, we order and call on such people
to go on quietly working and earning the food that they eat

Never grow tired of doing what is right

May the Lord of peace give you peace always and everywhere

Reflection:
Prolonged idleness causes people to become "unemployable" - in the sense that idleness leads to laziness ....when people are no longer capable of doing a decent day's work.  When we hear that some 60% of young people in some nations (e.g. Spain) are unemployed (not through their own fault, but because of Spain's economy) we should be concerned for the long term effects

Prayer: Jesus, help all people, especially young people, find a job ....and avoid idleness

Reading:  Luke 17

On the way to Jerusalem, Jesus entered a village where 10 lepers came to meet him. They stood at a distance and called out "Jesus, Master, take pity on us!"

Jesus said to them "Go and show yourselves to the priests".
As they went away, their leprosy disappeared.

Seeing that he was healed, one of them turned back praising God at the top of his voice. He threw himself at Jesus' feet and thanked him.
This made Jesus say "Were not all 10 healed? Where are the 9 others?"

Reflection: 
Saying "thank you" to other people should be automatic.....starting in childhood. Saying "thank you" to God should be automatic ....starting in childhood. 

Prayer: Jesus, please don't let me forget to say "thank you" when someone helps me