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 '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:  Deuteronomy 1

After wandering in the desert for 40 years,
the Israelites reached the land of Canaan.

Moses then assembled  the people
and recalled all that had happened over the past 40 years:

"When God first told us to take this land,
I said to you: Do not be afraid. God goes ahead of you
and will be fighting on your side, as he did in Egypt.

I also said how God carried you, as a man carries his child,
all along the road you travelled to this place.

But you did not trust God
and God closed the door to Canaan for 40 years,
causing us to wander in the desert until now."

Reflection:
If the Israelites had trusted God more, they would have reached the Promised Land more quickly. Our lack of trust thwarts God's plans for us

Prayer:  Dear God, please help me to trust you a more

Reading: Psalm 137

By the rivers of Babylon we sat and cried, remembering Zion.
On the poplars that grew there we hung up our harps.

For it was there that they asked us, our captors, for songs.
"Sing to us", they said, "one of Zion's songs".

O how could we sing the song of the Lord on alien soil?
If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand wither.

O let my tongue cleave to my mouth
if I remember you not, Jerusalem , above all my joys.

Reflection:
Time to listen to this great song again! By the Rivers of Babylon (YouTube, with lyrics & images)

Prayer: Lord, please help  people who have been exiled from their homeland

Reading:  2 Timothy 4

In the presence of God our Father and of Christ Jesus, I give you this command: proclaim the Good News and, welcome or unwelcome, insist on it

Refute falsehood, correct error, call to obedience
 - but do this with patience

Be prepared to face people who jettison sound teaching in favor of the latest novelty. Instead of listing to the truth, they will turn to myths

Make the spreading of the Good News your life's work

Reflection: 
41 years ago I chose for my ordination motto:
Make the spreading of the Good News your life's work

Prayer: Jesus, please help me to do a bit more for the spreading of your Good News

Reading:  Luke 22-23

At daybreak there was a meeting of the religious leaders.
Jesus was brought before them

They asked him "Are you the Son of God?". He replied "Yes".
They said "We have heard his blasphemy from his own lips"

They took him to the Roman governor, Pilate, and made many false accusations against him

Pilate said "I find no case against him". Jesus was then taken to King Herod who made fun of him and sent him back to Pilate

Reflection: 
Not a few prisoners, when in court on trial, have used this prayer  and been pleasantly surprised to receive a lighter than expected sentence