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:  Joshua 23, 24

As Joshua neared the end of his life,
he urged the Israelites to stay faithful to the Lord
while living with many foreign neighbours:

"Continue to observe everything written by Moses.
Do not mingle with the foreign peoples still among you.
Do not utter the names of their gods

Stay loyal to the Lord your God.
Love the Lord your God.

If you stay faithful, the Lord will bless you.
If you are unfaithful, everything will go wrong for you.

Choose today whom you will serve:
the Lord our God, or false gods.

As for me and my house,
we will serve the Lord."

Reflection: 
Scroll down this link to see how Joshua's beautiful words are displayed in hundreds of images around the world

Prayer:  Dear Lord,  may Joshua's dying words be true for me:
"As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord".

Reading: Psalm 34

I will bless the Lord at all times,
his praise always on my lips.

In the Lord my soul shall make its boast,
the humble shall hear and be glad.

Glorify the Lord with me, together let us praise his name.
I sought the Lord and he answered me.
From all my terrors he set me free.

The angel of the Lord is encamped around those who revere the Lord, to rescue them.

Taste and see that the Lord is good.
They are happy who seek refuge in him.

The Lord is close to the broken-hearted.
Those whose spirits are crushed he will save.

Reflection:
You Tube: Taste and see the goodness of the Lord 

Prayer: Lord, by our Bible reading and prayer,
may we taste and see your goodness each day

Reading:  One Peter 1

Blessed be God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
In his great mercy, he has made us his children.
He has prepared a place in heaven for us to live with him forever

This is a cause of great joy for you,
even though life in this world has many trials

You did not see Jesus, yet you love him, and you believe in him.
Faith gives you confidence to look forward to the salvation of your souls

Reflection: 
One Peter is addressed to people facing persecution to death for being Christians,
and one of the letter's main themes is ....joy!

Prayer:  Jesus, I have never seen you with my physical eyes,
but I love you and believe in you

Reading:  John 7

During the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem, Jesus called out loudly  in the Temple "If anyone is thirsty, come to me.
Anyone who believes in me, come and drink!"

As Scripture says "From his heart will flow fountains of living water"

Jesus was speaking of the Holy Spirit, which people who believed in him were to receive. The Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified

Reflection:
Good to think of the above words when we pass a fountain or stream or any sort of flowing water ....and then to say a little prayer like this:

Holy Spirit, flowing from the heart of Jesus, please increase your influence in my life