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

O Holy Spirit, please guide me as I read these passages for today. 
May these passages give me hope, strength, wisdom, courage and peace for my daily life 

The Lord said to Joshua:
"I am delivering Jericho and its king into your hands.

Get your soldiers to march around Jericho.
Do this for 6 days,
marching with the Sacred Chest 
with 7 trumpets in front of it.

On the 7th day, march around the city 7 times,
and then let the whole people give a mighty war cry."

The soldiers and people did this,
and when the war cry was made,
the walls of Jericho fell down.

The Israelites then entered the town and captured it.
They spared the lives of Rahab the prostitute and her family

Dear Lord, long ago you caused the walls of Jericho to fall.
Please in our day cause walls of prejudice and corruption to fall 

O Lord, please forgive my sins and heal me.
Heal my body which is sick because of my sins.

Protect me, Lord, from those who gloat over me
now that I am brought low and unable to help myself.

Lord, you have shown me how short a time I have on earth.
Lord, give me wisdom of heart to live my life better.

Lord, help us understand the meaning of life

14 years after that first visit, I again went to Jerusalem,
with Barnabas and Titus

I explained to the Christian leaders
how I had been proclaiming the Good News to non-Jews

James, Peter and John shook hands with us as a sign of partnership.
We were to preach to the non-Jews, and they to the Jews

Jesus, please help all Christians to avoid disunity

Early in the morning, the religious leaders had Jesus bound with ropes.
They took him to Pilate, the Roman governor

The leaders accused Jesus of many crimes.
To the governor's amazement, Jesus remained silent

The leaders persuaded the crowd to demand the execution of Jesus.
They called out to Pilate "Crucify him".

Pilate asked "Why? What has he done wrong?"
The crowd shouted all the louder "Crucify him. Crucify him".

Giving in to the crowd, Pilate then ordered Jesus to be scourged and crucified

Jesus, help people who are condemned to death